Date:         Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:39:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
Comments: To: Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
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I'm not sure if you  damaged the engine- the extra oil was able burn and the rest to escape thru the exhaust and perhaps the crankcase breather.
Could have blown a seal or two .
Since it runs, it did'nt hydrolock and bend rods, but the catalytic converter could be damaged.
Drain the oil and refill it with the normal amount and it should run OK , but smoke a while.

Maybe run it for short intervals, till all the leaked oil is gone.

Robert 
1982 Westfalia



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> From: Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
>Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 5:51 PM
>Subject: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
> 
>
>Well... Cunegonde's co-owner put 2qts of oil in an all ready full 1.9l WBX engine. 
>Huge clouds of dark smoke everywhere, 
>oil squirting from somewhere near the driver side cylinder head onto the exhaust manifold, 
>oil clouds coming out of the head/exhaust header joints,
>oil coming out the tailpipe. 
>
>Engine will run but not going to risk a fire! 
>
>Now that Cunegonde's towed home, what's the prognosis?
>Engine has about 45k miles.
>No oil in the coolant.
>I've drained the excess oil from the pan; if there's a chance it will run again, will empty and refill completely and change filter.
>
>Next step... Remove a head and examine it and the gasket for damage? What else to check? 
>Also, clean engine & exhaust headers thoroughly in hopes most of the smoke was hot headers?
>
>If repair is in excess of 12 hours of work, or if engine will be even less reliable than usual, we're prepared to install a VW inline 4 or Subaru replacement engine. 
>
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