[Vwdiesel] Head gasket questions

[Andrew .Libby]

Despite VW not spec'ing a sealant, the factory DID use hylomar or similar
on all of the factory head gaskets I have disassembled.  I have found that
using a very light coating of hylomar spray on each side of the gasket, the
head and block eliminates the pesky weeping leaks that often occur at the
pressurized oil channel and the oil returns at the corners.  The spray cans
cost approx. $20 and last for approx 3 head gaskets.  Last can I got off
eBay.

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> No, it should need no sealant, its a crush metal gasket, works kind of like
> a copper sealing ring.
>
> Yes, follow factory torque specs.
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Volks, currently fully rebuilding my aaz. I have a multi layer steel
> > head gasket, do I need some sort of head gasket sealant? We ran steel
> shim
> > gaskets on our limited late model engines that we used aerosol can copper
> > coat on. And I'm getting ARP head studs, do I still follow the factory
> > torque/stretch specs? Thanks!
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