RE: Massive oil leak - HELP!

["Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>]

Clean all the oil off the engine (use whatever means you like), then fire it
up and watch carefully for the source of the errant oil.  A flashlight
(torch...heh, heh) will help.  have fun!

Larry  sandiego16V

-----Original Message-----
From: 16V Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:28 PM
To: jgilmore@c-map.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Massive oil leak - HELP!


Sounds suspiciously like the infamous oil pressure sender.

There are two of them on the top of the oil cooler... and they often 
fail.  When they do, it's sudden and without warning, and they dump copious 
quantities of oil all over your engine.

Check both of them; that's most likely your problem.

Jason



At 05:23 PM 10/4/2001, jgilmore@c-map.com wrote:
>My 88 16v just developed its first oil leak. I have yet to locate the
source
>exactly. I am losing about a quart every 150 miles, It only leaks under
>pressure. it appears to be from the front of the engine somewhere and
>relatively low, at or below the level of the oil filter. Its hard to tell
>exactly what is leaking because of the quantity of oil, its everywhere from
>the inside of the front bumper to the exhaust pipe
>from the passenger side tire to the front engine mount. and Idea about what
>and were to look or common problems would be helpful.
>
>for the record, before a week ago it didn't leak a drop.
>
>Thanks
>Jeremiah
>
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