2006 Volkswagen Jetta water in oil, white smoke

Tiny
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  • 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
  • 2.5L
  • 5 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 89,000 MILES
I have been told that because water has mixed with the oil and the car brings out white smoke that the gasket needs to be changed but I have my reservations because the car didn't overheat before the incident and there is no oil in the radiator, pls advice
Monday, December 15th, 2014 AT 7:58 PM

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Tiny
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The white smoke is a fair indication that you are burning coolant, you can get a head check done, this is a simple chemical test to check for Co in the cooling system, if positive you will have a head gasket problem.
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 AT 3:23 AM
Tiny
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I have heard that there is a coolant for oil And water near the oil filter thAt could be responsible for the wAter in oil error, wot do you think? And is there aAny wAy we can knw for sure?
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 AT 4:22 AM
Tiny
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There will be an oil cooler but the white smoke will not be caused by this, get the head check done to prove the point
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 AT 12:22 PM
Tiny
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Kindly confirm if a skilled mercerdes benz mechanic is capable of chaanging the gasket of a vw 2006 jetta specifically where setting the timing belt is concerned
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 AT 9:57 PM
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There should not be a problem doing that.
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Thursday, December 18th, 2014 AT 1:44 AM
Tiny
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Thanks so much for your experienced insight regardin my car issue, pls I would like to specifcally ask if the timing chain of my vw is similar to A mercerdes benz And thus if an experienced benz mechAnic cAn use the procedure used to set that of A mercedes benz for my vw And there won't be Any After effects. Pls understand thAt I just wAnna be careful to Avoid engine issues after changing the gasket. Regards
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Thursday, December 18th, 2014 AT 5:06 PM
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The principal is the same but the application is different, if your mechanic is experienced with doing timing chain driven valve systems, there should be no problems, as long as he checks timing specs and set up procedures, a competent mechanic will do this before starting this job.
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Friday, December 19th, 2014 AT 1:03 AM

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