oil leak around head and case do I use gaskets or not |
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oil leak around head and case do I use gaskets or not |
wayne1234 |
Nov 6 2009, 01:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 6-April 09 From: indianapolis in Member No.: 10,238 Region Association: None |
Ok I did a search and got mixed reviews... decided while the engine was out for the hell hole repair which is finished I would take car of the oil leaks.. a Little back ground is that I CAN NOT trust what the PO.did. He said the engine was just rebuilt it is a 2.0 with 1.7 heads. there was a firly large leak at the push rod tubes where the seals were cut by a rough opening in the push tube holes in the head .. I got that all cleaned up with a brake hone and it is silky smooth, but it looks like thert is a slight leak at the jugs to the case and maybe at the head , but its hard to tell since ther was oil everywhere. should there be head and base gaskets or not? if there arent any now and it is leaking is it from improper torque? I'm going to pull the heads to take a look any ways but I"m wondering Should I use base and head gaskets or not? if nothing is ther a "dressing " I should use ... This is my first time tearing into a type 4 , but not my first engine Thansk for the imnput
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Mark Henry |
Nov 6 2009, 07:13 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
The pushrod tube seals and the valve cover gaskets can be replaced in car, this is where most (if not all) of your oil is coming from.
It has cylinder base shims not seals and is the only place that it's OK to use RTV. Throw the head gaskets in the scrap pile and lap your cylinders/heads. |
ClayPerrine |
Nov 6 2009, 07:24 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,522 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Throw the head gaskets in the scrap pile and lap your cylinders/heads. I respectfully disagree. This is an ongoing argument here on 914World based on a VW tech bulletin that was written for the VW bus. Some people take it to meal all the Type IV engines, but now where in that tech bulletin was anything written about the 914 engine. There we manufacturing changes between the 914 engine and the later bus engine. I have asked Ed Mayo, Lyle Cherry and a number of other people who build 914 engines, and none of them lap the jugs into the heads. They use the head gaskets. I use the head gaskets, and have NEVER had a problem. |
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