>>>The oil is leaking out of my Vanagon at a very fast rate, about a quart every couple of days. Could this be a head gasket leak?<<< No! Coolant will be lost from the head gasket, not oil. Check the pushrod tubes for leak, head side and engine side, for that you will have to remove the protective tin. http://www.benplace.com/engine/engine_drain.jpg (you can see here the 4 pushrod) Now, if you have an oil leak from the left side of the engine, am sure that your have leak at the oil pressure sender, they are well known to be defective, and that at a very fast rate. http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location2.htm
Here is some more info on that problem http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm Regards, Ben http://www.benplace.com http://www.benplace.com/florida_trip1.htm |
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