oil leak

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Agreed - I've done the job on a 91 TD Jetta with A/C and power steering -
which is a nightmare engine compartment - and as long as you remove the
pipe it's a no-brainer.  The pipe is not generally in there very tight, so
wrapping it with a rag or piece of rubber then grabbing it gently with
locking pliers will spin it right out.

Drew


On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Dan Bubb wrote:

> I've had this same o-ring fail on my 16V with AC. (and also my nephew's 8V)
> If you remove the nut holding the oil cooler in place and then remove the threaded tube that runs
> through the center of the cooler you can lower the cooler enough to get the parts of the old cracked
> o-ring out and install the new o-ring.
> It's a 30 minute job in 15 deg weather, with the engine compartment soaked with oil even while
> you're waiting for your nephew to show up with some paper towels so you can get a grip on anything.
> A good long car wash blow off of the engine is recommended so the coolant hoses don't get soft from
> all the oil on them.
> Dan


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