now: leaky vs. non-leaky oil caps - info needed (was: Re:Changing Symptoms)

[hombre@elp.rr.com (John Erickson)]

Thanks for the effort, Al, but I have the "non-leaky" cap.  That's the 
standard replacement cap you get when you go to the dealer.  Within a few 
thousand miles, the outside of the cap will have a film of oil on it.

John


At 10:40 PM 2/8/2002 -0500, Allyn wrote:
>here is the leaky type (stock) cap:
>http://www.scirocco16v.com/misc_gallery/powdercoated_intake.jpg
>and here is the non-leaky type cap:
>http://www.scirocco16v.com/16v_mk2roc_gallery/P6260007.jpg (aka audi type cap)
>if someone has one, get the number off of it so me and john can order em 
>from the potter people.
>
>Thanks
>Al
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
>To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:04 PM
>Subject: Re: Changing Symptoms
>
>
> > I think you nailed it, Allyn.  I just ordered a new coil form Potter.  The
> > car does great cold and hot - as long as I don't sit in traffic.  I think
> > the heat off the exhaust is cookin' the coil (causing a "leak").
> >
> > BTW, when I called Potter, I asked him about the non-leaking Audi oil
> > filler cap you mentioned.  He wanted to know "which Audi?"  He said they
> > (VW and Audi) are all the same unless there is a model specific one.  ??
> >
> > Thanks for the post confirming my financial expenditure :)
> >
> > John
> >
> > At 04:27 PM 1/31/2002 -0500, Allyn wrote:
> > >You've got a temp sensitive spark plug or plug wires or coil. I had to
> > >abort my trip to cincy last
> > >year cause a plug wire went to crap on me. Had to limp back home (30
> > >miles) on 3 cylinders and throw
> > >on the other set of wires, then i was back off to cincy.
> > >Al
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:04 PM
> > >Subject: Changing Symptoms
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've been posting over the last week or so about my 16v cutting out 
> over 4K
> > > > RPM.  Well, in the last day or so, it seemed to be doing much 
> better (all
> > > > the way to 7K), but that was not with a hot engine.  I got stuck in 
> some
> > > > traffic today and the cutting out got much, much worse (as low as
> > > > 3K).   The only thing I can think of is one of the temp switches, 
> but its
> > > > OK (mostly) with the temp gauge in the middle.  Its only when it starts
> > > > creeping up that it gets bad (good thing its not summer).   Anyone 
> have any
> > > > similar temp-related experience?
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > > 87 16v
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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