Re: General questions on 82 4000s

[Robert Phillips <r3rfp@dax.cc.uakron.edu>]

On Mon, 13 Feb 1995, Stott Hare wrote:

>    So, now the questions.  After a brief inspection, oil and tranny fluid 
> change, I took the car round trip from Concord NH to Rochester NY for a 
>  -albeit long- shake down run.  (I did take a shorter one first.)  Things I 
> have noticed that actually cause concern mostly involve the engine.  The 1.7 
> 4cyl that came with these cars have a 3.5 qt. oil capacity.  I noticed the 
> oil light coming on briefly several times.

First of all, check/clean all of the connections to the oil pressure 
seonsor which should be located on the oil filter mount or somewhere 
close to it.  Second, don't take the oil capacity in ANY book for truth.  
Some list capacity without a filter change, some with a filter etc.  How 
does the oil level look on the stick with the engine *cold*?  You may be 
just a little low on oil.  If it was low, it would present the problems 
of starvation in hard turns as you have mentioned. 


>    So right now I'm wondering if my oil pump isn't up to snuff, if I have 
> blockage in the engine, or if the leaking valve stem seals could cause these 
> symptoms...
>    Are there any options (diff. oil pan etc.) to increase my oil capacity?

Leaking valve stem seals would only use a little bit of oil, not a lot.  
They are most noticable when first starting the engine, it will smoke a 
little at startup.  What type/weight of oil are you using?

The only person I know of that has found an oil pan other than a stock 
one is Ti Kan, who is also on this list.  It was some sort of rare Euro 
piece which I would think very hard to find.  The VW pans do NOT 
interchange due to the difference in engine placement.(long. vs transverse)
Maybe someone else knows of a hi capacity pan for the 4k series?  

> Afterthought:  I have an '84 1.8l GTI (JH) motor waiting to be rebuilt.  I 
> have thought about replacing the 1.7 this summer... thoughts on this swap. 
>  Sacrilegious?
I hardly think it sacrilege as the motor in your car right now is more VW 
than it is Audi.  The 1.8L would surely give you more power than the 1.7, 
especially if you had it rebuilt.  The only concerns are engine 
management and wiring, which shouldn't be a big problem anyhow.  How much 
work do you want to do?
				---Bob
			--87 4000S, 1.8L