Guys I am planning on getting a new head gasket fitted soon due to a coolant lose issue. I have seen a few topics where people recommend changing the cylinder head bolts to those fitted to the ARL 150bhp engine. My dealer says the 130 and 150bhp use the exact same bolts so why do people change them?

 

I guess they should be renewed when fitting the gasket?

The dealer is wrong. Pd130 bolts have 10.9 tensile rating. 150 is 12.9 so stronger.

Oh and always renew as they are stretch bolts.

Unless they have upgraded the replacement 130 bolts to 150 bolts now your dealer is wrong.

The orig 130 bolts are 10.8 tensile, the 150 bolts are 12.9 tensile.

So 150 bolts are stronger and stretch less

Cheers guys. Anyone have the part number for the 150 bolts?

Talking to the dealer there again. He says the same part number is coming up for the 130 and 150 bolts. He cant go back and check if the 130 ones were replaced with 150 ones...

Not sure of part number but heres a link to darkside

http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/pd150-arl-head-bolt-set-for-1-9-2-0-8v-tdi-pd-engines.html

Talking to the dealer there again. He says the same part number is coming up for the 130 and 150 bolts. He cant go back and check if the 130 ones were replaced with 150 ones...

 

What brand dealer are you talking to?

Seat

PD130   038103384 £6.18 plus VAT each

 

PD150   038103384C £6.18 plus VAT each.

He was giving me the c ones for a lot less!

Thats the retail price from VW and there isnt much of a discount code for them. £5.56 plus VAT is best price I got.

Oh you're welcome by the way lol

Oh you're welcome by the way lol

For what?  :p your extortionate price  

 

Cheers for the part numbers!! :beer:

Ha ha, i'm not selling them, I just called VW and asked for the prices. You know like anyone else could have done..lol

head stud kit best though (darkside) but not cheap!

Ha ha, i'm not selling them, I just called VW and asked for the prices. You know like anyone else could have done..lol

 

I called Seat. They were cheaper!! They must not sell the 130 studs anymore just the 150/160 ones.

 

head stud kit best though (darkside) but not cheap!

 

£225 + vat and delivery. No thanks!!

I called Seat. They were cheaper!! They must not sell the 130 studs anymore just the 150/160 ones.

 

 

£225 + vat and delivery. No thanks!!

depends what u want out of the engine serious build ect

I am pushing PD150 bolts as hard as they can probably be pushed for a daily driver and suffering no head lift / coolant loss - and that's with 2.7 bar of boost.

Decided for the sake of £30 compared to the hassle of the head gasket going I will just buy the PD150 bolts for when I fit my 2260vk