In terms of the Mk3 gas engines, my A3 Bentley manual is somewhat vague as to which gas engines have oil squirters. If I recall, the ones that don't, do have a spot on the block where one can dill, tap and add oil an oil squirters Or is that incorrect?l On Friday, August 12, 2016, Scott <SCOTTDANIEL@turbovans.com> wrote: for sure, the 1.6 HA doesn't have them. > > the 1.6 TD does tho, > and all versions of 1.9 diesel ...NA and TD ..as in 1Y and AAZ. > > plus some gas engines... > my 1.8 16 valve jetta gas engine has them .. > so does my 2.0 16 vaove gas engine pretty sure. > > it's an upgrade for ANY engine . > the hottest parts are the piston tops and the exhaust valves.. > they can use all the help they can get. > >> >> -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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