oil leak

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

This is definitely one of those things you should do when you have the
engine out!

I did it before I put to 2.0 16v in and I'm glad I don't have to worry
about it going out on me ;)

-Toby

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Drew MacPherson wrote:

>
> 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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