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- Subject: oil leak
- From: roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)
- Date: Wed Feb 4 21:53:01 2004
AH, life gets in the way of reading the list, what's wrong with that
scenario..
Anyways, my AC is long since deleted, so there's the difference in
procedures. I forget some people still have working air in their cars. (And
I know the box shaped thing is the cooler, just trying to get all
non-technical on you). Is it spring yet?
Cathy
>From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
>To: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>, "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>,
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: oil leak
>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:23:42 -0500
>
>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
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>To: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:08 AM
>Subject: Re: oil leak
>
>
>No, no, Cathy...stock (16v).
>And, yes, that was it, just as you described.(only I had ONE nut, on the
>threaded pipe)
>But the AC lines were blocking access to the coolant fittings (on the "box
>shaped thing") , and the
>easiest way to pull those fittings was to remove the compressor...
>Removing all the ancillary stuff allowed me to inspect and clean things
>while I was in there and
>already dirty.
>How did you get to the coolant lines? Do you not have AC?
>
>Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: C Boyko
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: oil leak
>
>
> Then what the hell was the O ring I replaced? I didn't pull all that
>stuff
> off, just the filter and the box shaped thing above it, some threaded
>rod
> and a few nuts to get it off. Yours has a fancy aftermarket one I take
>it?
> Mine was a pretty easy fix.
> Cathy
>
>
> >From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>,<scas660@netzero.com>
> >Subject: Re: oil leak
> >Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 08:01:42 -0800
> >
> >Interesting. My 16v finally broke the oil cooler-to-block adapter
>O-ring
> >on Tuesday. (It had been leaking for a month)
> > Large puddle in my drive and a tell-tale oil trail going about 1/2
>mile
> >to where the oil pressure light started blinking and the buzzer sounded
> >off, telling me to check my oil pressure gage which said 'zero'. (gage
>was
> >reading normal when I pulled out of the driveway)
> >Uh-oh.
> >
> >Make u-ey, coast home ( 90%downhill ), replace O-ring. Replace oil and
> >coolant. All is well.
> >Note: To remove the oil cooler you have to first:
> >remove alternator
> >remove AC compressor
> >remove PS pump pulley
> >(did I already go through this scenario here?)
> >remove coolant lines
> >
> >The old O-ring was hard-like-plastic. No wonder it let go.
> >
> >You should have received warning of low oil before significant damage
> >occured. But you didn't, and a "clanking" noise sounds terminal. Wish
> >there were better news....
> > (The "good" news: only took one hour to remove all the junk and 1.5
>hours
> >to replace.)
> >Advice to others who go through this: have new belts handy if the old
>ones
> >are even close to needing replacing.
> >
> >Larry
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: scas660@netzero.com
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 5:09 AM
> > Subject: oil leak
> >
> >
> >
> > Please help
> >
> > My 86 scirocco (16V) has been running great until yesterday when I
> >started it up and heard some fairly loud clanking noises. I looked
>under
> >the hood and the noise was obvioulsy coming from the head area ("oh
>crap I
> >think I blew my valves" was may first thought) then I looked under the
>car
> >and saw a small puddle of oil and oil that spattered all around the oil
> >filter area. Next I checked out the dip stick and hardly any oil was on
>it
> >at all. Anybody know what this is all about? Is the oil cooler near
>that
> >area and might that be the problem? I don't think I drove it in this
> >condition long - I only noticed the sound yesterday - could there be
>severe
> >damage? In NY there's snow around and its cold (I don't have a garage
>nor
> >do I want to bring it to a shop if I don't have to)
> >
> > Thanks for any help - Steve
> >
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