Oil and filters... [UPDATE]

[pats16v at columbus.rr.com (Erik)]

When those seals went bad on a early GTI I had they dumped all the oil in
about half a minute.  What a mess.  What about the check ball in the
adapter?  That could be sticking.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Euroroc II" <flaatr@yahoo.com>
To: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@yahoo.com>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Oil and filters... [UPDATE]


Check the pressure switches threaded into the top of the oil flange or what
you called the filter housing. ... these fail and leak thru the electrical
connector. pull the boots (if there are any) and wipe them down clean then
start the motor then look at the connector around where the blade enters
the plastic insulator.

-Raffi





At 04:56 PM 9/9/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Okey.  Got home and drove it up on the ramps.  Got underneath.  Saw some
>dripping but couldn't figure out where it was coming from as it was
>dripping from bottom of oil pan.  (BTW, if head gasket blows, then you get
>coolant/oil mixture, correct?  This is straight oil, so no blown
>gasket.  Phew!)  So I started it back up and crawled underneath
>again.  This time, there's a stream about a quarter inch thick pouring
>down.  I grab the flashlight and move the hoses and there it is, streaming
>down from above the filter housing.
>
>What's the culprit?  Gasket?  Hole?  Hose?  It was too tight for me to
>really get a look at where it was actually coming from.  But, if you laid
>down under your car with your feet pointing straight out, I can tell you
>it's coming from the backside (faces oilpan), about a quarter of the way
>from the right (passenger side).  Any ideas?  I'm going to consult the
>Bentley after sending this, but would appreciate any and all educated
>guesses and non-guesses ("I know exactly what it is" type answers).
>
>Please get back ASAP as I need this thing road worthy ASAP.  I drove the
>POS today and can do it again, however, it's not insured and I don't like
>taking chances with DC's traffic.  Also the wipers on the POS don't work
>and if it rains, I'll have more issues.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>'86 red 16v (The Bleeder)
>
>C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Works fine if youhave strng hands, which I don't, so I use the dreaded
>rubber strap wrench. Seems to work fine. But there are SO many other place
>for oil to come out. Cathy
>
>
> >From: "Jeff Toomasson"
> >To: "car"
> >Subject: Re: Oil and filters...
> >Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 08:11:51 -0700
> >
> >I'd been told early on that all you need to do is hand-tighten the filter
> >until you can't tighten it further (always lube the threads and seal with
> >clean oil). I've _never_ had a failure using this method. So I doubt this
> >is
> >your problem....AFA what it _is_ , I'm not sure from your description.
> >
> >HTH, JT
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike Smith"
> >To: "car"
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 7:44 AM
> >Subject: Oil and filters...
> >
> >
> > > Pardon my naiveness, although I have learned a lot from the list, when
> >compared to what I still don't know, it's next to nothing. Anyway, if an
> >oil filter is not tight enough, will it keep a seal for a while (like 3
> >days) and then blow? I was on the way to work this morning (fortunately
> >only 5 minutes from home when it happened) when I noticed a big blue
cloud
> >behind me. I'm so happy I'm a regular mirror checker. At first I thought
> >it must be someone else as I had just done emissions in July and aced it.
> >But when everyone else had turned off the road and it was just me, it was
> >still there. I pulled over and looked under the front end. The car was
> >hemorrhaging oil from the front of the pan. I'm assuming it's from the
> >filter. Being in work clothes, I didn't get under and check, but after
> >checking the oil, I found it had lost about half a quart in about 3
> >minutes.
> >Is this what happens if the filter is not on tight enough?
> > >
> > > Secondly, other than being a pain to take it off the next time, is
there
> >anything wrong with over-tightening the filter?
> > >
> > > BTW, I got it home with no issues and parked it. I will be looking at
> >it
> >tonight when I get home from work. And thank the powers that be that I
> >didn't get around to getting rid of the POS Pontiac last week.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > '86 red 16v ("Careful! I'm a bleeder!" - Jim Carey, "The Mask")
> > >
> > >
> > > word (w?rd)
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> >something. Sometimes used with up. Source
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