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SEALS - Different that orig, WAS: OIL: Flood, Leak and Seeps, Will they work ? |
ctc911ctc |
May 20 2019, 03:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 892 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
Please see the seal picture around post #9
All, I had all three, Floods, Leaks and Seeps. I fixed the Flood, yes the valve cover HAS to go on with the VW logo upside down! So on to the leaks. I am down to one leak, the oils is dripping off of the oil filter, a drop a minute or two while running. This leak is NOT coming from the top of the engine. Oil pressure sending unit, oil filler (OEL)and the distributor are all tight, no leaks. Took out the oil filter, let the car leak until it stopped dripping and got under the car. OK, I spent an hour under the car. Pretty certain that the car is leaking from ABOVE the oil filter mounting bracket. Top of the braket and the bottom part of the oil cooler are covered in oil. Sooooo, after reading everything about this within these pages I found that the oil filter bracket AND the oil cooler could be removed WITHOUT removing the engine. GREAT! So raised the car high, put it on jackstands AND 4x4 blocks (belt and suspenders) and slid underneath. took the first nut off the oil filter mount, then I went for the one on the back of the bracket. A - Easy Bracket nut B - Nut on top of bracket - seen through a mirror C - Oil Pressure regulator Access Port D - Above the Oil Cleaner bracket - covered with oil. As can be seen, the nut for the other half of the mount is overlapped by the oil cooler frame. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET A WRENCH ON THIS! Not sure what to do now, live with the leak until it is time to remove the engine? Ideas, suggestions, Many thanks in advance. BTW, the seeps are all from the pushrod tubes, only one looks really bad, not sure I would venture to pull the tubes with the engine in the car, though I know it can be done. |
ctc911ctc |
May 28 2019, 08:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 892 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
No oil Leaks! Just some minor seeps!
Took the bolts off of the oil cooler (1/2 hour), let the new but out of place gaskets fall in my face (1 min), cleaned everything as best as possible, put heavy axle grease on the gaskets(5min), positioned the upper gasket (40 min - fell in my face 10-11 times), positioning the lower gasket is harder since the oil filter bracket blocks the view (1 hour, fell in my face 20+ times - grin!). With the gaskets hopefully in place, I cranked the 10mm ratchet wrench on the top and the one on the bottom (needed two since when the bolt is loose on the top nut the wrench is locked on the shaft of the bolt - actually a nut-on-a-stud that will not spin off so the stud loosened instead of the nut spinning off). Cranked them both a few clicks at a time as well as a socket for the one on the end (30min). Tried not to over tighten. Put all of the tools away cleaned up and found a loose bolt 14mm. Yikes, that is the bolt for the other side of the oil cooler - back under the car, put the bolt on - tried not to forget the fuel-pump power wire that is held into place by the same bolt. Took the car off jacks and fired it up! Total elapsed time: 2hrs + There are now no leaks, just a few seeps. I believe I have the driver side valve cover on with the LOGO facing UP instead of the prefered method of having the logo upside down. The car has not run without oil leaks since I have had it. I ran the car for 30 minutes idle and reving. The amount of oil burning off of the pipes was a bit unsettling. My Enviro triggered neighbors were not liking what I was doing to the environment. They are at work today, will burn some more off in a few minutes. Question: How long before the heating system is safe to use? Right now it belches smoke from nearly 40 years of oil seeping into the heater boxes. BTW, the heater boxes are stainless, so i believe I am OK as far as holes, etc.....????? |
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