ChrisJ 1 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Long story short, I've found oil in my coolant and can see oil weeping from the drivers side of the head. I've had no problems with the car overheating but would rather get it sorted as the engine was only reconditioned 80K ago so hoping to get a few years out of it. I'm going to attempt the head replacement myself and have been reading up on it a bit. Looks like a fairly straightforward job if you take your time. I've read a lot of advice to get the head skimmed whilst it's off, as it could be warped. Does anyone know of any decent machine shops who know the engine in the North West? I'm located in the Barrow in Furness area but could also post if needs be. Anyone had any dealings with these guys? http://www.wiganengines.com/ If I go to a generic shop, I just have to make sure I get the upper timing chain case skimmed by the same amount and the valve seats re-cut?What kind of price would I be looking at if I stripped the head myself? Cheers, Chris Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJ 1 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Oh and sorry, car is a MK3 Golf VR6 Link to post Share on other sites
Swivelonit 119 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Try CMA at Sandy Croft near Chester, he has done a few engines and heads etc for me, all have been spot on. CMA Chester Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I use rid woods. They do the £2,200 hi flow head that's on eBay. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJ 1 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Cheers guys, I'll check them out. could kill 2 birds with one stone and take the missus Christmas shopping in Chester next month. Swivelonit 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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