oil leak

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

You know, the guy who asked me to fix the oil leak on his Jetta looked at 
me really funny when I suggested that the job was much easier to do with 
the engine out of the car... :)

Drew


On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, T. Reed wrote:

> 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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