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hello guys, i need some help here. i washed my engine bay yesterday using TurtleWax engine cleaning solution. the result is fantastic, however as i was wiping the engine block i noticed a potential problem. i was afraid the block was damaged by the cold water, but i found this picture from months ago which shows the same problem.





can anyone identify what this is, it seems as if something was supposed to be there but it cracked and fell off. can anyone with the 1.4tdi engine please take a look at this region if they have some time?
i would appreciate your help
cheers
Yetkin

Mine looks exactly the same.

dino wrote:Mine looks exactly the same.

phew cheers, any idea what it is? or why it looks that way?

Ive got one of those on my 1.9.

Im 99% sure its a locating point for the robotic machine tools at the VW factory to locate the head accurately in the machines.

it does look scary for a locating point cool info, thanks for the help