hidden oil leak ?'s

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

I am guilty of revving my car too much when it is cold.  This will often make it weep past the seal on the oil filter, and I put mine on fairly tight.  The engines' oil heater seal could also be guilty, esp. if it is the original...

David
> 
> From: "Dave M" <eurorocco@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2004/11/22 Mon PM 02:47:09 EST
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: hidden oil leak ?'s
> 
> hey everyone,  i've got an oil leak i can't seem to find.  i think it's 
> coming form the oil cooler flange, but i'm not sure.  it's leaking right 
> down the front of the engine, and dripping from around the front engine 
> mount.  i pulled the oil cooler off and replaced the ruuber o-ring, and also 
> replace the high pressure switch and oil temp sender that are mounted on top 
> of the oil cooler flange, but that didn't seem to do me any good.  i also 
> tried to remove the flange from the block, but i wouldn't budge.  i had all 
> three allen head bolts out, and it feels like there's still something 
> holding it on there.  everything above the oil cooler is dry, but below that 
> it's covered in oil and looks like crap.  any idea's what it might be?  oh 
> yeah, it's a '87 16v.
> 
> thanks
> 
> Dave m.
> 
> 
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