Date:         Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
Subject:      Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
Comments: To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Another common leak that you should ckeck is the distributor drive
O-ring.  I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing damn near
every seal and gasket in the vicinity, I discovered the oil was actually
coming from way up top beneath the distributor.  This is an extremely
easy and cheap fix, and an awful lot of vanagons leak oil there.  Take
off the distributor cap, then loosen the distributor and pull it out.
You should see a black O ring on the drive shaft.  If the ring is hard
and flat, replace it.

Greg.
82 westy.

Jason Willenbrock wrote:

> hey all,it seems to me that i am leaking oil from the big screw on
> drivers side of oil drain plug.  this is a 2.1 we are talking about.
> anyways, if i remeber correctly this is the oil pressure relief
> valve.  it seems to be leaking so i am pulling the oil cooler and
> replacing that seal first to see if that is the culprit.  is it
> possible to be leaking from the OPRV?  if so is there a seal up in
> there or how do i stop the leak?TIAjason90gl87 syncro westy project
>
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