[tcb] Re: oil leak....still
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 06:41:56 -0500
Okay, if it's a rear seal it'll make a puddle when you park it. Same
goes for valve cover, pushrod tube, oil cooler etc. If the left side of
the engine or cylinders has oil on them then it's an oil cooler or oil
cooler seal.
What's the condition of the exhaust. Is it sooty or wet? Also what
amount of oil is coming out of the breather tube below the tin. If
there's oil on the header or exhaust that's an indication of crankcase
pressure blowby.
Since there's a slight vacuum behind the bus as you drive it then any
oil dropplets will cling right back onto the bus. It's one of those
unique VW features.
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 06:37 -0500, Brian Denning wrote:
> i have oil all over the back of hte bus, it's a slow leak (about a
> quart every 2-3 weeks) but it still is making a mess on the rear of
> the bus. it doesn't do it unless the motor is at high revs, when i
> park the bus i don't see anything on the ground after letting it sit.
> basically i'm down to crank case pressure or a pressure seal gone bad
> flywheel would be one oil cooler would be the other, the push rod
> tubes are clean around the seals
>
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: oil leak....still
> > From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 06:32:43 -0500
> >
> > Can you summarize the problem again?
> >
> > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 06:26 -0500, Brian Denning wrote:
> > > it's dry around the cooler (as far as i can tell), there isn't any
> oil
> > > on the top of the case, the dipstick is fixed, the push rod tubes
> look
> > > good, basically i'm down to the cooler is leaking and i'm a
> doofus, or
> > > the fly wheel seal. it's a pressure leak cause it wont' do it
> unless i
> > > go over 55.
> > >
> > >
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