2000 Volkswagen Passat

Asked by Earlee Feb 19, 2016 at 11:44 AM about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

How can I tell if a head gasket.there is no
White smoke from the tailpipe of my
2000 Volkswagen Passat.

2 Answers

Bob_ answered 9 years ago

well, you'd be leaking coolant...or the gasket would be leaking into the combustion chamber~....pull a sparkplug and examine for evidence of anythin' funny goin' on there~

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Bob_ answered 9 years ago

do a compression test...the leakdown should be almost nothing~

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