Umm... maybe you grossly overheated the poor thing and pumped up the internal pressure? Then, as the oil condensed it brought the pressure down? -just an off the wall guess... -- Scott F. Williams NJ Scirocco nut '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle Golf GTI 16v "rollycar" ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."