• Valve stem tend to just puff smoke on overrun/rev drop as you shift, rings would give a solid flow at most times.
    Or coulr be q mistake in tye head build process, even a wrong HG or upside down (done it twice myself).

    Today went for a random blast in the brickwagon, been driving the misses bluemotion polo for a bit and so much nicer to have some actual grunt under the foot. Also the wagon handles so much better in every way I can think of (as much as a wagon with stock arms and non track arb will allow). Also comfort armchairs, such win.

  • My translation into English is 'Or could be a mistake in the head build process' - i.e. someone's cocked up when building up the cylinder head (installing the valves, guides, seals and valve drivetrain), so it's not oil tight and oil is getting into the combustion chambers. An assembly error, basically. Unlikely to be the issue unless the engine's recently been rebuilt.

  • Yeah I mean someone hasn't done something correctly. Could be as simple as duff valve stem seal, or not fitted perfectly or even the little spring has popped off the seal.

    Recently came across a specialist vw guy who only sold used vag cars, unfortunately he didn't seem to know much about them despite saying he was a vw master tech for 18 years! When I asked if he could put one of the cars I was looking at on ODIS to verify the dpf wasnt totally clogged he said wtf is that, never heard of it before...

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