Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:43:42 -0800
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil leak betweem engine adn transmission
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Thanks Erik,
That is good to know. I'll keep an eye on it.
William
Subject: Re: Oil leak betweem engine and transmission
> William,
>
> The oil is mostlikely coming from the engine main seal. If it stays small
(it
> probably will) & stays off the clutch, there really is no need to worry
about
> it. The recommended way to get access is to remove the tranny. Much easier
than
> removing the engine.
> There is no gasket where the engine block mates with to the bellhousing.
>
> Erik V.
>
> Citerat från developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>:
>
> > Each time I look under my 1989 Vanagon I notice a drop of black oil on
> > the
> > bracket that holds the exhast pipe behind the engine. The oil seems to
> > be
> > coming from where the engine meets the transmission. This leak was
> > there
> > before I switched to the synthetic oil last week.
> >
> > My engine oil is clean and new. My transmission oil is new Red Line MT
> > 90.
> > The leak seems to be black but this may just be new oil picking up
> > sludge on
> > the way down from where it is leaking.
> >
> > Is this a common problem?
> >
> > If it is a seal inside somewhere I do not see any way of fixing it
> > without
> > major engine or tranny removal. It seems I will have to live with it
> > for
> > now.
> >
> > Any advice? Prognosis?
> >
> > Is there a gasket between the engine and transmission?
> >
> > There also seems to be a drop of oil forming from the bottom of the oil
> > fill
> > tube from time to time. I keep wiping it dry but it keeps getting a drop
> > or
> > so every week.
> >
> > Nothing drops to the driveway on either of these two areas. I can not
> > figure out from where the oil is coming. Everything else looks dry.
> >
> > William Polowniak
> > 1989 Vanagon GL
> > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
> >
>
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