If it ain't 1 thang it's a'nuther.

Pulled the cold start valve to check & see if it's leakin'. Nope, it's just fine. So's I go & pull all the other injectors to check leakage, spray pattern & volume.... A-OK

Put it all back together and hit the remote start button I also installed the same day in the engine compartment and it fired right up. Runs great like it's supposed to.

Now comes the adventure
I look under the car just for grins and see BIG drops of oil every 3 seconds. Not just a regular sized drop but a BIG drop. I sure hope it's just the filter & not the oil cooler or its seals.

Geeze.... will my education of 914's never end?

.....b

tighten it ...

Andy

PS: sorry, couldn't resist a dumb answer ...

if I could only be so lucky!
but thanks for the advice

.....b

You should always check the easy things first. After checking the filter to make sure it's not loose, check the oil pressure sender. It's on the top of the engine next to the distributor. They are prone to leaking and it comes down right where you are describing. This is often mistaken as being oil cooler seals, which rarely leak.

If the oil pressure sender is leaking it may be loose, but it is more likely that it is leaking between the metal casing and the plastic top. If that's the case, you can't fix it, just replace it. Because they are prone to leaking, my son developed a technique of smearing RTV on the top of new sender before installing it. It seems to cure the problem.

Ernie, you may have hit the nail right where it counts cuz I've been noticing oil around that area... good call

.....b

oh boy oh boy I get to buy another part YIPPIDY-DOO-DA

If I don't have to remove that oil cooler I'd almost be willin t'kiss ya

......b

Getting together for a beer at WCC2005 will be good enough, thanks!

Hay Ernie good call Man Put in that new sender & the leak dried up. $6 fix. I can lice wit dat.

And, if I make it to the WCC2005, I'll buy beers & dinner.

thanks

......b

No problem... That's why we're here!

Mike9142.0 gets credit for the RTV trick with those senders. He's got lots of experience with them on his 65 Bug. It's the same one used on 914s and there doesn't seem to be a quality one out there on the market these days. Smearing it with RTV and letting it dry before installing it seems to cure it from future problems.

I didn't have any RTV but I did have the gasket sealer I use on the valve covers. Comes in a small plastic bottle & looks dark brown. Put a wee bit of that around the flat face of the sender & screwed it tight. I think my old one just came loose cuz it came off too easy.

thanks again

....b

Yep I was replacing the oil press sender in my bug about every two month's.
The last one I put in I put RTV on and has not leaked a drop in 12 month's.
It is not the sender to case that leak's it is the two half's of the sender that get loose and leak.
The sender needs to ground at the case so nothing should be put on the threds.