[Vwdiesel] Oil leak

[mark shepherd]

Hi Joe,
So PO ran with it off? What do you think caused the gouge?

Do some people replace the intermediate seal with one that is knurled 
wrongly; ie not allowing for counter clockwise rotation?

Mark

>
> They guy I bought it from seemed to think there was a 50/50 split on 
> running
> it that way, so that's what he did.  I still have the cover.  I'm glad 
> it's
> off now as I've also discovered the intermediate shaft pully has a gouge 
> in
> the sidewall of it that is slowly chewing the edge of the belt.  Not
> severely, but noticable.  Perhaps the oil leak is coming from this shaft?
> And yes, I've put about 4000 miles on it this way.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of mark shepherd
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: vw fans
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Oil leak
>
> Apparently, leaving belt cover off  can lead to premature death of 
> engine...
>
> Stone wedging etc. Perhaps also grit ingress into seal too...
>
> Any particular why you are 'running naked'; 'going commando' etc ;o)
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe" <joe at haasenpfeffer.com>
> To: <decker at toledotel.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:09 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Oil leak
>
>
>>
>> Actually, my oil leak appears to be on the "front" of the engine, as it's
>> starting to throw oil off the timing belt.  (I run it coverless)  And the
>> drip marks on the driveway are primarily on that side.  I usually have to
>> feed it a quart every 500 miles or so.  Haven't been able to locate it
>> precisely yet.  I'm afraid it's the crankcase seal, which is more than I
>> can
>> do... Or rather, more than I am willing to do.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: decker at toledotel.com [mailto:decker at toledotel.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:01 PM
>> To: Joe; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Jet A
>>
>> Hi Joe;
>>    It doesn't seem like it to me. I have probably 50,000 plus on the
>> Dasher
>> since USLD but remember most all 1.5 and 1.6 engines are going to have 
>> old
>> pumps on them which are bound to leak sooner or later. I have been 
>> playing
>> with Rabbits for close to 20 years and if you resurrect a diesel that has
>> set for many years the pump may want to leak.
>> Brian Decker
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joe" <joe at haasenpfeffer.com>
>> To: <decker at toledotel.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:37 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Jet A
>>
>>
>>> Hmm... Would a N/A 1.6 also be more prone to oil leaks due to ULSD?
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>
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