Andy Orchard Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hi. Can anyone offer advice on the following? My local garage has replaced the head gasket for my 1993 Audi A80 cabriolet. This of course involved removing the cylinder head. However, they also removed the camshaft and managed to snap 2 of the 4 camshaft holders in the process, which we're having massive difficulty in sourcing replacements for. I'm left wondering - is it necessary to remove a camshaft whilst replacing a head gasket? Another engineer I spoke to suggested it wasn't. Does anyone know who's right here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hi Andy, sorry for the delayed reply. I've never heard of removing the camshaft to replace a head gasket. The purpose of the gasket is to run around the edge of the engine and head. I wonder if they have removed the cam incorrectly in the process in order to cause the damage. I've found this YouTube video on an Audi 90 engine which might be useful: Hope I've helped :) Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Orchard Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thanks Steve - and excuse my belated reply. My mechanic says this may be the case on the later Audis, but for my 1993 you cannot access the bolts for the cylinder head without first removing the camshaft. Does that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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