[Vwdiesel] trip with Jetta GTD

[Gunny]

Unfortunately it's generally a sign of a blown head gasket but could come
from the oil cooler as well ( they have been known to fail like that.)

On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:

> Well I was going to spend this email talking about the great trip I just
> took with my Jetta GTD and my little tent trailer that I restored but when
> I went out to change the oil and check fluids, I discovered that something
> bad HAD happened on the long trip.  Apparently on the last leg home
> yesterday, I developed an oil leak into the cooling system.  I know it
> started yesterday because the evening before, I have checked the coolant to
> make sure I had plenty because I have the cursed slow leak from the heater
> valve and there was nothing in the coolant tank but coolant.  Well today I
> found a nice scum of black oil floating on the top of the coolant and
> smearing the walls of the coolant tank.  Now, just to set the stage, the
> car never overheated on the trip, used only about ½ quart of oil and all
> gauges stayed within acceptable limits including the EGT which I kept below
> 1100 degrees F post turbo.  So I guess my thinking runs in this order:  1)
> Oil could be leaking between the seals in the head gasket,  It has always
> been weepy since I got the car but no huge external shows of oil.  2)
> something in the “oil cooler” has failed or 3) some seal in the oil/water
> cooled turbo has failed. (I am hoping that this isn’t it as I really don’t
> want to get a turbo rebuilt.)  So what say yea all?  I intend to flush out
> the system with some degreaser and stay easy on the car until I figure out
> what to do.  Car runs fine, no real smoke except on hard acceleration,
> engine sounds about the same, maybe a bit “tinny” but nothing I can put my
> head around.  Really need the collective wisdom on this one before I dive
> in.  Thanks, Hayden
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> Proud owner of:
> 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel
> 1968 Beetle
> 1982 VW Jetta Coupe GTD "FrankenJetta"
> And many, many, many VWs; from a 1947 Beetle (13 Beetles total), to Vans
> (5 - 3 splitties  2 bay window (both were campers), 1 Vanagon Westy,
> Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (11), Passats (2), Dasher (1), New
> Beetle (1), Rabbit Convertible (1) and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now gone but
> not forgotten.
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