A4 oil in the water problem
 

I've got a1998 A4 1.6 (engine codeAHL) and have engine oil getting into the
coolant, I've replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed at the same
time but the problem has not gone. Question is there an oil/water cooler
somewhere on the car and if so does it occassionally fail?

Re: A4 oil in the water problem
 

"Steve" <steve.harmoll@btinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> I've got a1998 A4 1.6 (engine codeAHL) and have engine oil getting into
> the
> coolant, I've replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed at the
> same
> time but the problem has not gone. Question is there an oil/water cooler
> somewhere on the car and if so does it occassionally fail?

You have the oilcooler sitting next to the oilfilter, this unit goes bad all
the time.

/Carsten

Re: A4 oil in the water problem
 

Doh!
"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjorth@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <steve.harmoll@btinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:dhc7ee$hcj$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> I've got a1998 A4 1.6 (engine codeAHL) and have engine oil getting into
>> the
>> coolant, I've replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed at the
>> same
>> time but the problem has not gone. Question is there an oil/water cooler
>> somewhere on the car and if so does it occassionally fail?
>
> You have the oilcooler sitting next to the oilfilter, this unit goes bad
> all the time.
>
> /Carsten
>

Re: A4 oil in the water problem
 

"Steve" wrote in message
> I've got a1998 A4 1.6 (engine codeAHL) and have engine oil getting into
> the
> coolant, I've replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed at the
> same
> time but the problem has not gone. Question is there an oil/water cooler
> somewhere on the car and if so does it occassionally fail?

Had the same problem with wife's car (same model, same engine). Head gasket
had to be replaced twice and coolant system flushed thoroughly before the
oil more or less disappeared from the expansion tank. In other words: Try a
proper flushing of the coolant system, and observe for a while.

Rune
Norway

Re: A4 oil in the water problem
 

"Steve" <steve.harmoll@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a1998 A4 1.6 (engine codeAHL) and have engine oil getting into
> the
> coolant, I've replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed at the
> same
> time but the problem has not gone. Question is there an oil/water cooler
> somewhere on the car and if so does it occassionally fail?
>
>

Generally water in the oil = headgasket

Oil in the water = oil cooler, although it's not exact science lol :)

I don't know if the 1.6 comes with an oil cooler, if it does the cooler is
square and the oil filter usually screws into it.