Date:         Wed, 18 Sep 2002 05:03:17 -0400
Reply-To:     William Copich <wcopich@TWCNY.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         William Copich <wcopich@TWCNY.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: 85' oil leak any ideas
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Tracy
I had a similar situation, and the problem was a hole in the FRAM filter.  I
usually replace these twice a year.  I don't know why it happens, shouldn't
be any water in the system (density of oil > water).  I suspect poor filter
design.
Best of Luck
Bill

From: "Tracy Bonin" <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: 85' oil leak any ideas


> Hello, well yesterday I found a few puddles under the bus, and upon
inspection it looks as if it's comming from the oil filter / or area where
the oil filter is. I went under the bus, and saw a drip forming on the
bottom of the oil filter. Whats weird is that it doesn't look as if it
actually came from the oil filter. I looked where the oil filter meets the
bus and it was dry. I couldn't see behind the filter, but there was no
indication that the drip ran down the filter. Everything above the filter
looked dry. The only place that it was really wet was on a crossbar that
goes across the whole engine. It passes under the filter sort of. The bolt
and area were really covered. (could've been wind blowing drips?) Anyways I
started the bus and watched for where the drips were comming from, and they
were definitly comming from where the oil filter was. Again when I went to
check it out, I couldn't find the original pattern of the drips. So then I
looked from above the engine compa!
> rtment down, and didn't see any wet areas. There was some caked oil where
my coil is, but that is like the other side from where the drips were
located. Looking on the area that had the drips I could see the puddles, but
no indication that anything else was wet or anything. I pretty much decided
that it must be the oil filter, but thought I would ask to see if anyone
knew of any other spots near there that might be the culprit. I'm gonna do
an oil change later so I can change the filter. (i'm almost do anyways) And
will probably do a tranny fluid change too. (that was something else I
noticed) the tranny had a wet area, pretty much going in a straight line.
When I touched the stuff, it looked about the same color as oil, but a
little thicker. It wasn't dripping or anything, but I didn't see how it got
there. I hope that I don't have a tranny leak, I don't see how unless the
case is cracked, and it didn't look it. Any ideas.
>
> thanx,
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> Tracy
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