Classic Audi Head Gaskets Need Identification.

[MikeH]

Years ago I bought a small job lot of VW and Audi parts because it had a couple of things I needed - it includes some Elring head gaskets that are marked VW/Audi/NSU

I've searched online for the part numbers, but they're out of date and not recognised by the Elring catalogue. I wondered if anyone would recognise them from the pictures. I don't want to throw them out if they might be useful to someone.

The packages say 'West Germany' on them, so they're 1980s or earlier.

I've stripped and built a few engines from the 1980s VW ranges, and none of the gaskets looked like these, so I'm thinking it's early stuff - maybe 60s or 70s?

If they're discontinued it would be a shame to waste them. Does anyone have a very old Elring catalogue kicking around?

Some pics...

















Some of them are quite distinctive designs. Not sure if anyone will recognise them.

I think the 256.056 is an Audi 50 1100cc, from searching in german. I'm thinking that's the same as a VW polo from a similar era, so still readily available. I'm unlikely to ever need that, so if anyone wants it, bung me a fiver and it's yours.

[thats quattro]

The picture 3rd from the top, looks to me like it could be for a C1 Audi 100 engine. They were either 1900cc or 1700cc engines if my memory serves me right. I had a 100 Coupe S many moons ago and really battled to find a head gasket for it. The C1 engine was still a pushrod engine and that's why that gasket has the large openings to the side of the cylinder openings.

[PoloGaz]

256.056 is a polo headgasket yeah. For the 895cc and 1093cc engines. They will also fit 1093cc mk1 golfs.

The bore size is smaller on these than on later engines (69.5mm vs 75mm) so they only fit a couple of engine codes, and were discontinued in the early 80s

HA - 895cc - mk1 polo
HB - 1093cc mk1 polo 'normal' and 'Formel E' variant. Also fitted to mk2s from 81-83
HC - 1093cc Audi 50 GL
GG - 1093cc mk1 Golf/Jetta - There is also a Formel E variant of this engine, again, gasket fits both

[MikeH]

Originally Posted by thats quattro

The picture 3rd from the top, looks to me like it could be for a C1 Audi 100 engine. They were either 1900cc or 1700cc engines if my memory serves me right. I had a 100 Coupe S many moons ago and really battled to find a head gasket for it. The C1 engine was still a pushrod engine and that's why that gasket has the large openings to the side of the cylinder openings.

Ah that explains it. Never owned a VAG car with push rods ... Yet.

Probably hard to find in the rare event that someone needs one.

Thanks for the steer - will measure the gasket bore and do some more research.

[MikeH]

Originally Posted by PoloGaz

256.056 is a polo headgasket yeah. For the 895cc and 1093cc engines. They will also fit 1093cc mk1 golfs.

The bore size is smaller on these than on later engines (69.5mm vs 75mm) so they only fit a couple of engine codes, and were discontinued in the early 80s

HA - 895cc - mk1 polo
HB - 1093cc mk1 polo 'normal' and 'Formel E' variant. Also fitted to mk2s from 81-83
HC - 1093cc Audi 50 GL
GG - 1093cc mk1 Golf/Jetta - There is also a Formel E variant of this engine, again, gasket fits both

Thanks - will measure the bore to check.

[Steev]

I have a Coupe S plus several 100 Saloons in various states of repair.

I'll check the varoious gasket sets I've built up and get back to you

To me they look 1970's 100ish

[MikeH]

Thanks for the previous contributions. I have no use for these. so if anyone wants them, please let me know. Not looking for silly money, so it'll be a fiver plus post. Likely to be around a tenner all in once they're packed up to protect them.