RE: '91 200Q : oil leak

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

My distributor was leaking like a sieve, but that was down the back of
the engine. Something about the design not allowing the oil to drain
back out of the thing with resulting deterioration of seals... Common
problem on these engines and the VW 16v fours, I gather.
- peter
  peterhe@microsoft.com - http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1001
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  issaquah, wa, usa


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Arun Rao [SMTP:rao@quattro]
>Sent:	Monday, January 13, 1997 12:56 PM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	'91 200Q : oil leak
>
>
>	I was working on my old '85 5KT yesterday, and I noticed --
>	horror of horrors! -- that my precious 200Q (52K miles) was
>	leaking oil. Lots of golden brown all over the underside
>	of the oil-pan. I'm pretty sure it's very recent,
>	and it's engine oil all right, but I haven't yet found
>	the source. Anyone encountered anything similar, esp.
>	with the 3B's?
>
>	Thanks in advance, and hoping this isn't some $$$ part (fat
>	chance, I know).
>
>	-Arun
>
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