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VW GTI · Engines

Head Gasket Oil Coolant Mixing

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Finding "mayonnaise" under the oil cap, oil in the coolant, or coolant disappearing with no external leak points at the scary end of GTI faults — a head gasket or a failed oil cooler letting oil and coolant mix. It's rare on a well-maintained engine, but worth knowing how to confirm before panicking, because a bit of filler-cap emulsion can be harmless