How much roughly would I be looking at to have the piston rings changed on a 1990 8v Digifant? The mechanic didn't seem overly interested in this job so didn't quote. He quoted 100 to replace the valve stem seals. Is this a good price? The mechanic said he would be able to do them without taking the head off. Just wondering whether to keep the car or not as it is using a bit of oil, say half a litre per 3wks. I know GTI's use oil but i have noticed a small puff of blue smoke if I dab the throttle when idling.
go with the stem seals first and make sure they use vw ones check the rocker cover breahter mesh isnt caked up too
Yeah was gonna try the seals if 100 is a fair price it's not the end of the world if it doesn't fix it. Cheers for the heads up on the oem seals though.
No i haven't done anything to be honest not being handy with the spanners. The rocker gasket isn't leaking though.
dont mean the gasket...theres a mesh filter spot welded inside it , on older neglected cars they can get blocked solid and cause smoking/oil use theyre not dear...get the mech to stick one on it
loads if the rings are shot id look around for a good 2ltr low miler engine id bet the seals will fix it
not sure really as i dont use garages much put it this way..if it still smokes find a nice passat 2ltr and find a forum member thats local that'l fit it for some beer money
Is that a straight forward swap then? Just take out my 1.8 and drop the 2ltr in and it'll run with the standard gearbox, ecu etc?
yeah pretty much mate , even the 16v abf wouldnt cost 800 theres plenty of threads detailng whats req , i wouldnt worry though i doubt the rings are gone , mines done 180k and dont use oil
