V6 AAH Help!!

[KRIMZONQUATTRO]

Hey there folks, I'm currently doing a top end rebuild on my 80 2.8 V6 quattro and am having abit of an issue and could do with some advice if poss...

I'm currently trying to remove both cylinder heads which is proving to be a PITA....The dipstick tube runs through a small hole in the exhaust manifold....I can't workout how to remove the head because the dipstick tube has a 'V' shape bracket on the end of it (which secures the tube to the head) which is about 2cm larger than the hole in the exhaust manifold....so...WTF There is No mention of what you do on 12v.org or other articles...but does IT mention it in the Bentley Manual??

Also the water pipe on the right side of the right cylinder head stops you from being able to withdraw this cylinder head also......this pipe is the one that goes from the thermostat hole to both cylinder heads to which it wraps around the right cylinder head to connect up to the Radiator. Does this pipe mearly pull out from the thermostat hole or is it permantly fixed??

Any advice would be appreciated....It's taken me a couple hours to try and work it out before it got dark.....I should be doing the VSOS right about now..

[S2central.net]

I havent ignored your PM on this - just been snowed with other stuff chap... it takes an age to format stuff for printing to PDF... let me see I can make some progress on it tonight. I can watch TV sometime when I am dead

[KRIMZONQUATTRO]

I havent ignored your PM on this - just been snowed with other stuff chap... it takes an age to format stuff for printing to PDF... let me see I can make some progress on it tonight. I can watch TV sometime when I am dead

No problem Bud, Thats really kind of you, I'm in a bit of a S**t at mo....wanted to use it to drive to Lands End at the weekend.

Ahhh well, Thanks again.

[dolle]

You nhete to pul out the dipstick on de buttom.

[dolle]

The waterpipe can pult out.

[S2central.net]

This will get you started... Note you have 1st generation 'old valvetrain' - this manual extract is actually for 80 Cabrio with AAH engine but its the same donkey.

[JMLAudi]

Hiya

After removing securing bolts of the dipstick and the heat shields on exhaust manifold lever dipstick from the sump side.HAVE BATTERY DISCONNECTED...as as you wiggle it free it can short out on the starter motor



The water pipe is secured bythe 10mm bolt on the top of the engine V

IF i remember correctly both pipes are secured by 4, 8mm bolts on back of head,
you must pull pipes free backwards to wards firewall........the o rings hold the pipes very tight

twist metal pipes 90 degrees to clear heads as you remove them
There are bits i forgotten(sorry),,,,,,,,,, but as you work it will come clear.



cheers
jjohn

[KRIMZONQUATTRO]

You nhete to pul out the dipstick on de buttom.

Oh ok, I didn't want to try incase it was a permenant fixture.....my mate snapped his on his KV CQ. Is it quite easy to re-seat it back in?

[S2central.net]

2nd of three installments on the head...

[S2central.net]

Oh ok, I didn't want to try incase it was a permenant fixture.....my mate snapped his on his KV CQ. Is it quite easy to re-seat it back in?

There is an O-ring on it... just another thing you would like in the gasket kit - LOL

[JMLAudi]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

Pauls sorted you

cheers
john

[S2central.net]

3rd of three...

[S2central.net]

1st of four on valvetrain... much of this is about funky VAG tools for doing some jobs with head in situ so you need to just use as a guideline / reference with heads off and normal valve equipment.

[S2central.net]

2nd of four on valves...

[S2central.net]

3rd of four...