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Hi All,

Fred passed his MOT today! No work needing done, so guess I better start on the advisories.

Firstly

Near and offside break hoses slightly deteriorated.
Near and offside break hoses have slight corrosion to ferrules.

I was gonna order these, but thought best check here first:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-POLO-LUPO-1-0L-1-3-1-4-1-6-GTI-FRONT-BRAKE-HOSE-1995-TO-2001-C894-/220988738164?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVW|Model%3ALupo|Cars+Year%3A2000|Plat_Gen%3A6X1%2C+6E1|Cars+Type%3A1.0&hash=item3373f48a74

Second thing was the rear tyre walls perishing - easy done.

Another thing needing done real soon is replacing the head gasket. I'm presuming this might be the issue cauing the water and oil to mix.
Really unsure what kit to buy, help here is appreciated. Also, I read that the bolts should be replaced also but these don't seem to come with the kits. What bolts are these??
Any links or advice much appreciated. As cheap as possible of course!

Thanks in advance.

Lupo 1.0 SE petrol 2000

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it could be a split oil cooler if they have one

that's a possible cause on a tdi

check to see if its overheating

any oil in there could also be off a previous repair or even someone putting oil in wrong place(it does happen)

if its not overheating I wouldn't worry too much

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it could be a split oil cooler if they have one

that's a possible cause on a tdi

check to see if its overheating

any oil in there could also be off a previous repair or even someone putting oil in wrong place(it does happen)

if its not overheating I wouldn't worry too much

On my previous Lupo, I noticed it was running rough one day, so I popped the bonnet. I checked a few different things and decided to check the coolant tank. There was oil in the coolant tank. I figured ****, blown head gasket.

Nope, just my HT leads were on the way out (not fully gone though). The oil was from a prior owner and either a 'mistake' or a head gasket failure prior to my ownership.

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it could be a split oil cooler if they have one

that's a possible cause on a tdi

check to see if its overheating

any oil in there could also be off a previous repair or even someone putting oil in wrong place(it does happen)

if its not overheating I wouldn't worry too much

Tdi shows the standard symptoms of a pd, it pressurises the coolant with exhaust gasses.

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