Hi all, Last month I discovered an oil leak asked the list for potential causes (so I wouldn't get shocked totally when I brought it in). Well, I finally got the oil changed and asked the dealer to find where the leak was coming from. They did, and it's an oil pressure switch (whew!). Great news, they said part $18, labor $45 (something I think I'm willing to pay cause I'm sure that it's probably a messy job--plus oil is too important to mess up on it). Bad news, they said there are 3 different switches and they don't stock any of them. They won't know which switch I need until they pull mine out, at which time, they can overnight me one in and leave me stranded without my van for a night. Does this sound reasonable? It sounded to me like they didn't have a repair manual. Surely, there's a diagram somewhere that says what is where. I really don't want to be without my van for a night. It'd also be real inconvenient as the dealer is an hour from my house. How hard are these buggers to replace? Any dangers in a novice doing it? (i.e. will I do irrepairable harm to the engine?) Thanks all! Tonya 87 Vanagon GL Wolfs 74 S. Beetle |
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