Seatman
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A friend has the skoda octavia with the ASV lump, 110bhp version of the ALH. The gasket started to leak into the water jacket causing excess pressure so a friend replaced the gasket. New gasket, new bolts all torqued correctly and surfaces clean from what I understand.
Anyway a few weeks later it's the same again. I'm thinking of doing the job myself this time and also maybe getting the head skimmed regardless of how straight it looks.
Anyway my question is should the head be skimmed any time the gasket is changed?
I always thought it only needed a skim if the car had been overheated causing warping etc but not sure on the tdi.
Cheers
Anyway a few weeks later it's the same again. I'm thinking of doing the job myself this time and also maybe getting the head skimmed regardless of how straight it looks.
Anyway my question is should the head be skimmed any time the gasket is changed?
I always thought it only needed a skim if the car had been overheated causing warping etc but not sure on the tdi.
Cheers