Re: Bad Monday Morning, or Blown Head Gasket?

["Curt Voss" <curtv@eudoramail.com>]

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'86 Scirocco 8V, soon to be sold
'82 Scirocco 1.8 8v - the daily driver
'81 Caddy
'78 Rabbit 1.7L rustbucket in semi-retirement

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:59:43   John Lagnese wrote:
>I had a problem with my 87 16V for a while. It would blow the gasket out of the oil
>filter. I lost my oil within 1 min. This always happened just after startup. The latest
>it happened was about 2 - 3 miles down the road, but most often within the first 1/2
>mile. The fix was just VW or Mann oil filters.
>John
>
>16V Jason wrote:
>
>> Hey Ron,
>>          Check the oil pressure switch.  They tend to go with a
>> vengeance.  Chances are that's all that happened.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>> At 10:46 AM 8/20/2001 , Cheapass Ron wrote:
>> >So, I'm going to work this morning, head out of the subdivison, then
>> >onto a bigger street, up a slight hill, accelerating moderately.  Then,
>> >pooof...down to about 1/2 power...WTH??  Some blue smoke from the
>> >tailpipe.   I downshift to maintain speed, the road levels off, the oil
>> >pressure warning buzzer goes off, I pull off and shut down NOW.  Lift
>> >the hood, there's my new Mobil 1 all over the front of the engine!!  I
>> >take a risk firing it up and quickly check for the source....it's from
>> >the filter gasket.
>> >
>> >Walking home I notice the big splash in the road where something gave
>> >way and the resulting trail of oil leading to my car.
>> >
>> >Thanks to Amica Insurance, got a quick no-charge tow home (1/2 mile
>> >maybe).
>> >
>> >Sooo....compression check tonight!!  Right now I'm thinking the head
>> >gasket went, pressurizing the block (since the crankcase vent system
>> >wouldn't have the capacity to absorb that much flow) and blew out the
>> >filter gasket.  Coolant is OK.  Oil in crankcase is clean (no water).
>> >No odd noises from the engine.
>> >
>> >Any other thoughts on what could have caused the immediate loss of
>> >pressure and the pumping of oil from the engine?
>> >
>> >The good part is that if I am optimistic, I now might have a
>> >opportunity to work some wonderful magic underhood...if that head comes
>> >off, it ain't going back on without a rebuild and some port work etc.!
>> >Stay tuned...
>> >
>> >
>> >=====
>> >Ron (Cheapass)
>> >'87 16V, ("Victor"), '93 Cabby ("Teufelhasen")
>> >ICQ 108845455
>> >
>> >Stupid is as stupid does.
>> >-F. Gump
>> >
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