Re: Massive Oil Leak

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

Cool,
	Thanks

	Todd Phenneger
	1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
	1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Colin Hames wrote:

> My 5KCSTQ had exactly the same problem and it was the whole sensor.  Kind of
> strange. The new sensor was just a couple bucks at a local auto supply.
> 
> Colin Hames
> '86 5TQW
> '98 Passat 1.8
> 
> Todd Phenneger wrote:
> 
> > Ok,
> >         So I notice suddenly my 4kq is leaving rather LARGE puddles of Oil
> > everwhere I go.  Oops.  What hapened.  So I pop the hood, check the Oil.
> > About 1.5 quarts low.  And I just checked it a week ago.  hmm.  Start
> > motor, run it.  Look and the LOWER Oil Pressure Sensor is literally Oozing
> > oil out at a rapid rate.
> >         Is the sensor toast or can I just put on a new washer.  Anyone
> > BTDT???
> >         Thanks
> >
> >         Todd Phenneger
> >         1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
> >         1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
> >         1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
> >         1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
> >         1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
> >    *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
>