Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has had a head gasket replaced on a Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI CR 170?

My Car is currently at my local Skoda dealership to investigate a coolant loss issue,

They have confirmed that it is not an external leak, so being internal it is either EGR cooler or Head gasket which they are wanting to investigate further.

The EGR/EGR coooler was replaced by them under warranty last January for a similar issue so unless it has failed again or was incorrectly fitted I'm expecting a large bill for the head gasket.

I'm kind of stuck in that they need to investigate the EGR at least in case this is the issue and can be covered by the 2 years warranty for the work they carried out.

If any one has had a head gasket replaced either by a Skoda dealer or an independent could you please advise on the cost so I can prepare myself?

 

Had head gasket done on my Octavia vrs 2.0 tdi ppd engine last mth cost £600 with new bolts used baskets etc and head sent away for pressure and crack testing that was an independent garage too 

Thanks @bradh thats sort of the ball park I was expecting from an independent somewhere between £500 - 700.

At the moment Skoda are saying the issue is pointing towards the EGR cooler again and are currently replacing it under the 2 years warranty given as they replaced the part last January.

I am sceptical that this is the issue however, they have mentioned that there could be head damage but all testing is pointing towards EGR so they are plowing ahead with that.

As it is costing me nothing I am happy for them to carry on.

@Dave3283 Hi Dave, when you had this issue. Was the heater working correctly? I'm going through a similar issue at the moment on my 2014 TDI 2.0. My heater isn't blowing out a lot of hot air.

@Dave_N87 Hi, yeah the heater was working fine, the issue turned out to be the egr cooler again, the only reason  I noticed the coolant loss was every couple of days the low coolant light came on.

 

I never let the coolant get any lower so noticed no other issues.

 

My car is the MK2 FL with the 170bhp CR engine so may have slightly different symptoms.

@Dave3283Hi, mine is defiantly more heater related. Was barely working this morning. I'm going down the route of the Head Gasket.

Thanks for the insight.

On 11/11/2019 at 13:31, Dave_N87 said:

@Dave3283 Hi Dave, when you had this issue. Was the heater working correctly? I'm going through a similar issue at the moment on my 2014 TDI 2.0. My heater isn't blowing out a lot of hot air.

Interesting you ask about the heater. I have a 2014 Octavia com Elegance 2.0 TDI 150HP 4DR.

The coolant level keeps on dropping and the mechanic cannot find any leaks. He has pressure tested the engine.

Lately it has overheated once or twice and now it is telling me oil levels are low - was filled up at last service.

The air is not blowing but I thought that was the blower motor and was about to replace it.

I am starting to think the head gasket is gone or on the way out. Any other suggestions as to what could be causing these problems.