[Vwdiesel] Nicks oil problem

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

>>I haven't done it on a VW, but you can most likely replace 
  >>valve seals from the top, with the cam off.  If the cam 
  >>bearings are off, you'll have to pull the head for the 
  >>machine shop, but hopefully not.  

  Fairly easy to do.  Pull the cam and lifters.  The regular VW watercooled 
valve compressor will take care of compressing the springs.  You just 
have to have the piston at TDC.  With the diesels the pistons are high 
enough to hold the valves so you don't need to pressurize the cylinder.  :-)

> 
>   >>To run the pump, I've used a small rubber sanding drum on an
>   >>angle head drill.  You might also be able to get to it through 
>   >>the distributor / vac pump area, but you'll need at least a 
>   >>loose timing belt.  I'd just take it off.  It's only about 
>   >>20 minutes to take it off and put it back on.
> 

  No need to touch the timing belt at all.  The drive gear is on the vacuum 
pump or if you have a rare, no-power brakes then the adapter block-off 
thingy.  That means you can drill drive the pump and it's not in contact 
with the intermediate shaft in the least.  Just pull the pump and adapt 
to it.
     Loren