[tcb] Re: oil leak....still
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:20:25 -0500
If you've vented it to the air filter check the inside of the filter
housing and see if it's oiled over badly. If it's sealed up to the
airfilter then it's probably some other location that's leaking like
behind the rear pulley or #4 main bearing area.
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 06:46 -0500, Brian Denning wrote:
> Will said "what amount of oil is coming from the breather tube under
> the bus"
>
> that is why i think it's crank case pressure, when i bought the
> alternator stand i bought one of those cheap filler neck things
> instead of using the stock piece with the drop down tube and the
> breather tube up top. the little empi crap thing i bought has one hole
> in it that goes straight to the carb...that's it. do you think that by
> replacing that with the stock breather/fillerneck that it will
> allieviate the problem? as far as oil on the exahust there is none,
> except for a bit under the vavle covers, but nothing to write home
> about. even with fresh new valve cover seals it still comes from
> somewhere. my vote is crank case pressure, i'll try and replace the
> filler neck tonight to see if the motor will breath any better.
>
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: oil leak....still
> > From: 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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