Re: Scirocco question

["Jorel Jackson" <kondor77@hotmail.com>]

>
>I just bought a 84 scirocco. Everything seems to be ok, ive replaced
>everything ive seen that needed to be fixed ie. brakes, exhaust system,
>struts, windshield, battery, ignition switch,cv boots, rack boots, 
valve
>gasket, changed all the filters and gave her a oil change . It has 
140,000k on
>it  (this is a broad question)  Is there anything in particular as far 
as the
>engine goes that I should worry about before getting it inspected. Any 
info at
>all is greatly appreciated, Ken
>
I always like to look at the camshaft and see what color it is. Things 
are good if it is a clean silver grey. A bad sign is a kind of black or 
dark brown color, which is oxidized oil. You see this and your engine is 
quickly approaching death. The good thing is you can clean it off with 
carburator cleaner, taking care not to let too much of that stuff into 
the oil drain holes. This is easier to check on 84s than on 85 on up 
because of the plastic splash guards installed by VW after 84.

JSJackson 85 Scirocco

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