breather help

[aaron at brixtonhill.demon.co.uk (Aaron)]

Newbie Alert!

I've heard talk of this breather under the valve cover before, and that  
a gummed up one can really impede performance. I only have a Haynes  
manual, (Here in the UK Bentley's are very hard to get hold of), and it  
makes no mention of it.

This is definitely something I want to sort out - can anyone talk me  
through it please?

Onelove

Aaron

'83 GTi 8V - looking a little worst for wear
'85 GTX 8V - Not as fast as it should be


On 2 Jan 2004, at 16:23, Dan Smith wrote:

> I'd remove the valve cover and give it a thorough cleaning as well, to  
> make sure that the breather isn't getting backed up. When that  
> happened to me, the excess pressure made the oil leak out in a few  
> different places. Make sure you have a spare valve cover gasket when  
> you do it, or a g60 rubber one.
>
> Dan
>
> C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Double check that it is oil, if it smells funny, like fish (sort of),  
> it's
> gear oil. I can smell that from great distance. Most likely leakage  
> spot for
> that is around the axle flanges, where the axles join the diff. BUT,  
> in that
> back corner by the airbox/bellhousing, you can get brake fluid  
> bouncing off
> things if there are issues with the master cylinder / proportioning  
> valve,
> at least on a 16V there is enough junk in the way to spread it all over
> before it drips. Best to track down which fluid it is, clean up the  
> area,
> and follow the drip up to its source. If it's engine oil out of the  
> bottom
> of the bell housing, it may be a rear main seal. Can you tell that  
> I've had
> a few leaks? The hardest to locate was when the oil temp sensor on the  
> back
> of the block leaked, it travelled way over to the PS of the engine  
> before
> making landfall!
> GL, Cathy
>
>
>> From: "Jonathan Mohan"
>> To:
>> Subject: breather help
>> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:17:19 -0500
>>
>> ok my scirocco leaks oil (what a supprise) but when i look for the  
>> leak it
>> looks like it is running down the tranny almost like it is comming  
>> out of
>> the air box what is the best way to eliminate the breather or put a  
>> catch
>> can on it?
>> does any one make a kit?
>> is their any possability that it is tranny fluid? where are places  
>> that
>> tranny fluid would leak from?
>>
>> thnaks
>> jonathna
>>
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