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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: wolf_walker on July 08, 2012, 07:06:03 pm

Title: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: wolf_walker on July 08, 2012, 07:06:03 pm
I apparently ordered one for an AHU and they are obviously not the same.
Near as I can tell the AAZ is the same as the 1Z, like this one..

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/BA00/0361658.oap?ck=Search_028103483h_-1_3693&keyword=028103483h (http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/BA00/0361658.oap?ck=Search_028103483h_-1_3693&keyword=028103483h)

I'm trying to combine some stuff on an amazon order and get it all together if I can.

help?
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: burn_your_money on July 08, 2012, 07:09:10 pm
AHU and 1Z are the same AFAIK. Are you sure you didn't order one for the ALH?
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: wolf_walker on July 08, 2012, 07:18:49 pm
Damned if I know, I think IMC's catalog screwed me up, or it was really late.  It has the flat side and the other long side of the gasket is wavy, not straight.  It's a TDI something I'm sure. 
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: ToddA1 on July 08, 2012, 07:21:40 pm
The one you linked is for a standard 8v IDI.  My 1z is as you described.  The valve cover is held on by 3 nuts.

-Todd
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: 8v-of-fury on July 08, 2012, 07:30:04 pm
ALSO, the 1Z and AHU valve cover is not straight at the front.

This is a the AHU gasket;

(http://www.worldimpex.com/assets/partimages/040155.jpg)

AAZ gasket;

(http://www.westportparts.com/VWTeileAusUSA/images/028103483H.jpg)

Normal 1.6 IDI gasket;

(http://www.yiparts.com/data/001004/1-45c0770904da1.jpg)
Title: Re: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: wolf_walker on July 08, 2012, 07:41:22 pm
Yep, got an AHU gasket.

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Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: theman53 on July 08, 2012, 08:19:17 pm
Quote from: burn_your_money on July 08, 2012, 07:09:10 pm
AHU and 1Z are the same AFAIK. Are you sure you didn't order one for the ALH?

VW in their infinate wisdom doesn't sell a valve cover only gasket for the ALH. You have to spend over 120.00 for the new valve cover with a gasket. I hope he didn't do that.
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: wolf_walker on July 08, 2012, 08:25:59 pm
No, got just a gasket with some gromets (which do look like my AAZ's).  Looks like an AHU gasket.

I'm pretty sure this one I linked is an AAZ part.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/BA00/0361658.oap?ck=Search_028103483h_-1_3693&keyword=028103483h (http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/BA00/0361658.oap?ck=Search_028103483h_-1_3693&keyword=028103483h)

Even though it lists 1Z and AHU.

Also this one..

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=ATM028103483F_0257263965 (http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=ATM028103483F_0257263965)

I see that the original one is sort of made into the valve cover, the replacement seems to be thicker to fill the channel in the valve cover, I assume you dig and scrape the original one out and replace it with this one.
Title: Re: 1Z & AAZ same valve cover gasket?
Post by: burn_your_money on July 09, 2012, 07:45:34 am
Quote from: theman53 on July 08, 2012, 08:19:17 pm
Quote from: burn_your_money on July 08, 2012, 07:09:10 pm
AHU and 1Z are the same AFAIK. Are you sure you didn't order one for the ALH?

VW in their infinate wisdom doesn't sell a valve cover only gasket for the ALH. You have to spend over 120.00 for the new valve cover with a gasket. I hope he didn't do that.

Right, I forgot about that