[tcb] Re: oil leak....still
- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 06:46:39 -0500
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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