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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: TimpanogosSlim on May 15, 2014, 09:17:06 pm

Title: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: TimpanogosSlim on May 15, 2014, 09:17:06 pm

If you go to napaonline.com and tell it you have a 1996 jetta, search for a head gasket, then drill down by selecting just the cylinder head gasket, 1.9 Diesel, and supplier Altrom, it presents 3 head gaskets.

The part numbers are incongruous -- 028103383BB, 028103383BC, and 028103383BD for one, two, and three hole.

The thumbnails for the one and two whole show a Goetze logo, the third a Reinz logo.

All of them say "Metal" in the "Important Info".

These aren't AAZ part numbers that we recognize, but if you go to the jim ellis vw parts website and plug them in, it suggests the AAZ gaskets as a replacement.

If you pull up the Victor Reinz catalog for VW engines, here: http://www.reinz.de/pictures/NKW_VOLKSWAGEN.pdf

On page 10, you'll find these BB, BC, and BD suffix part numbers in the section for the 1X diesel engine, which appears to have been mostly supplied in T4 busses in the UK or something. The AAZ parts are listed as the MLS version head gasket for the same engine.

If you search for the BB, BC, and BD part numbers here, prior to my posting this anyway, all you get is fspGTD saying he ordered some and hopes that they work, but he never seems to say whether they worked?

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: theman53 on May 15, 2014, 09:36:08 pm

http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=32203.0

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: TimpanogosSlim on May 15, 2014, 09:38:28 pm

Quote from: theman53 on May 15, 2014, 09:36:08 pm

http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=32203.0

i heard a rumor about that, but searching didn't find it for some reason.

Has anyone actually used one and told about it?

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: theman53 on May 16, 2014, 04:10:57 am

CrazyAndy and I both have them. They are Reinz IIRC.

It was the first post in the FAQ that wasn't a sticky

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: Blocksmith on May 19, 2014, 01:04:12 pm

I believe autohausaz.com has them as well, brand is VictorReinz iirc.

Title: Re: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: TimpanogosSlim on May 19, 2014, 01:11:15 pm

Autohaus az has 2 and 3 hole reinz. I have stunted pistons that are slightly below the low number for a 1 hole. Not happy about it, but press on i must.

. :Sent by pneumatic tubes

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: CrazyAndy on May 19, 2014, 05:05:25 pm

It could be worse; you could be too high for 3 hole!

Title: Re: Goetze MLS AAZ head gaskets at Napa?
Post by: fatmobile on May 22, 2014, 08:38:28 pm

Right, some new pistons assume you might need to machine the block surface.