Our '88 was continually losing oil also, but not leaking or burning. I discovered a stupid little detail that solved the problem. The dipstick was forcing itself out at high engine speeds. I squeezed the dipstick tube a little to hold the dipstick tighter and that stopped the oil loss!! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@email.sps.mot.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:43 PM Subject: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
> A while back I posted a question to the list about what could > have caused the hatch mess. I was losing between 1/2 and 1 quart > of oil in a 200+ mile freeway run at 65mph+ (at lower speeds it > did not seem to happen anywhere near as much) > > I replaced several seals, but the one that I now believe to be > most leaky was the distributor drive seal. It was really hard > compared to the new one. > > Can someone tell me if there is a pressurized oil feed to > the distributor shaft? > > I replaced: > > 1. Oil breather tower seal. > 2. Rear oil pressure sensor. > 3. Distributor shaft seal. > > I sealed: (with black silicone gasket maker) > 1. The bolt that holds the A/C compressor to the block. > > I have not(yet) replaced the oil cooler seal. > > My engine oil leak problem is under control, however I > an now noticing that my transmission has a slow, steady > drip that seems to originate between the engine and > transmission:( > > John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacee > |
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