Hi Many good theories - thank you. I have written an email to Volkswagen in Germany - lets see if they reply............... And yes - I forgot to say - I respect and love the WBX - absolutely a strong engine, and VW probably never designed it for a +20 years lifespan :-) - so that talks for itself that we still keep em running. But after I got myself an I4 conversion - I realize that life can be a lot easier than driving a WBX and fearing the dreaded gasket leaking. (Although it is quite an easy job to change the gaskets - even with the engine in the car) Happy driving Jens Jakob |
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