Date:         Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:36:09 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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                Eric	

        You have Too Many Vanagons, Is this the new 2.3 that was the lead actor

in the 1 April No Joke or a different 1 ? 

        A Leak down in that area can be difficult to diagnose as there is also the

Oil Filler Tube Seal & Oil Pump that could be the culprit ~ If it is a Drip thet is

getting blown about, Dipstick or Filler Tube leak maybe, but if aspirated under

pressure it could be Oil Pump ~ 

 

> On 3 Apr , 2023, at 8:06 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
>        My 85 2.3 seems to be spraying a very fine bit of oil.  I noticed it when washing the van.
> 
> I found it on the rear hitch, mustache bar and the step that I have in the rear hitch.  Some perhaps on under side of motor.
> 
> This is a fine layer but noticeable.
> 
> With a friend I had him look at the area and then went for a ride. 
> 
> When we came back he checked to see where he might find oil.  It looked to him to be the dip stick seal to motor. 
> 
> I’ve never changed this before.  
> 
> Can anyone talk me through the steps and also comment on if this seems like a source of the oil mist at the rear of engine  toward bumper. 
> 
> Appreciatively.
> 
> Eric Caron 
> 85 Westfalia