[Vwdiesel] Prevention - was Engine Hints

[Nate Wall]

<<<<Would this tray prevent the oil from being blown
out if i installed on on my diesel? >>>>

BOTH of my '85 Jetta turbo diesels came (from the
factory I think) to me with the black plastic oil
baffle that fits over the cam. Get one. I think the
ones from the 1.8 L gas engine are the same.

--Nate



--- Forrest L King <forrestking at juno.com> wrote:
> Ok guys -  I see that we have had a lengthy
> discussion on the bad things
> that can happen with a 'runaway engine'   - now,
> what can we do about
> it?
>
> I currently run a Valve Cover (VC) that  has a small
> integrated pocket in
> which some steel wool is placed - the purpose,
> obviously, is to allow the
> oil to congregate on the steel wool and drip back
> down into the engine -
> instead of being blown out of the Vent into the Air
> cleaner.
>
> On my gas engine there was a plastic sheet, often
> called a windage tray,
> that was situated dirctly beneath the VC on top of
> the cam towers.  Would
> this tray prevent the oil from being blown out if i
> installed on on my
> diesel?
>
> I have also seen discussion of putting a VC breather
> filter on.  to do
> this you have to completely remove the breather hose
> and plug the hole on
> top of the intake.  Then you just put a filter on
> top of the VC.
>
> Does anybody have any experience with any of these?
> I'd like to hear
> what you have had luck with.
>
>
> I currently run a windage tray in my oil pan - a
> nifty little tray that
> keep the crank from sloshing in the oil and
> supposedly prevents the oil
> from foaming so much - IT was a good idea- I think.
>
> Forrest
>
>
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