[Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] What could be going on here?

[Nate Wall]

Hole in the piston? That's the only way I could envision oil getting in the
exhaust.

--Nate

maded wrote:

> This is the tale of woe:
>
> 82' Vanagon diesel (reg 1.6na) starts fine, drives up hill WITH CAP OFF OIL
> FILLER, oil spews, red light comes on.  Vanagon diesel is OVERFILLED  with
> oil, drives away seems ok.  Quits.  Oil every where, dripping from exhaust
> pipe.  Won't start again.
>
> I cant' imagine how oil could drip from the exhaust pipe.  A compression
> check supposedly was done, 145 # all around, oil brings it up a bit.  A
> broken timing belt would cause piston-valve crash and so leaking from the
> head-- but oil out the exhaust?  It would be obvious too.
>
> This Vanagon is in a shop in CA.  A friend purchased it sight unseen, died
> on the delivery trip.  The mechanic is difficult, have not had a real
> diagnosis yet.
>
> --
> Ed Lowe, Seattle
> 82 Westy diesel upgrading to 1.9td
> 85 Golf diesel
> 92 Cabrio
> 97 Passat Tdi
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/