Mi16 Thermostat Housing- Is There A Gasket?

[philfingers 5]

Mine never had a gasket fitted so I fitted it with hylomar (instant gasket) and now it's starting to leak. Should there be a gasket and if so is it the same as an 8v one. just to elaborate, it's the housing to the block I'm talking about and it's an alloy block

 

Phil

[welshpug 1,657]

there isn't one listed for the 1.9, 2.0 or T16, only some 8v, many other engines don't show one listed.

 

I had no trouble with an 8v housing fitted with Wurth sealant

[philfingers 5]

ta, will whip it off and reseal it then. Maybe worth dropping on the milling machine and skimming it

[welshpug 1,657]

nothing to stop you making a paper gasket though

[Anthony 1,003]

There's no gasket, but I've never had any issue with RTV'ing it in place

[philfingers 5]

could be a bit of corrosion possibly. Will have to take a look. Need to sort the thermo take off to thermo hsg seal anyway as have a homemade rubber gskt in there which isn't great

[NeilGTi85 5]

When my GTi6 was leaking from the adapter, I looked on service box and there is not one listed but when I asked in my local pug dealer they had one.

[mr_exe 1]

Ours has a seal that goes around the thermostat itself. I always clean the housing up before refitting it as well