Got the same problem with RoadHaus. Had the exhaust system taken out three times when the engine went in. To try and fit it. Appears to be the oil pump cover .. according to the engine builder. Tried three different covers and gasket combinations, including pre soaking the gaskets. .... And nothing worked. Leaks 1/2 qrt per 1,000 miles. Collects on the cross member below, blows back and burn off on the exhaust. Burning oil smell all day long. Someone suggested maybe a "Hair Line Crack" in the block .. Who knows Really bugs me. "Man is the tool of his dreams." - William Least Heat-Moon Larry Chase Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com Web: <outbind://67/www.RoadHaus.com> www.RoadHaus.com Cell: 480 620 8966 What: North American Road Trip How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro Today: Anacortes, WA - - - Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:52:29 -0600 From: Dan Haydon <DanHaydon@CORNERSTONESOFTWARE.COM> Subject: Re: Shannon, Sounds familiar. Is the oil leaking from the middle section, pooling at the trianglular plate that supports the exhaust under the motor? Mine is (I have a 91 GL as well), and I suspect it is coming from the rear main crank seal. Good luck! |
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