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• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:09:19 -0400
  ...it, but oil is dripping out undernearh the pulley. Pretty > sure it's the seal. Is it possible to replace the seal without pulling...
• Re: leaky auto transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 20 May 2008 07:34:52 -0700
  ...Newly sealed tranny should not leak for many more years. Change ATF and final drive gear oil while you are at it. To seal...
• Replacing the Rear Main Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:43:51 -0500
  Hi, I'm about to replace the rear main oil seal on my '89 Vanagon - automatic. I don't relish the thought of dropping...
• Re: 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:34:17 EST
  ...COM writes: > Pushrod tubes? > Rear crank seal? (rear of van, front of engine) > Oil pump seal? > Oil cooler? > Engine case? > all of the above...
• Re: Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 23:58:12 EST
  ...My mother would say to spray the door seal with PAM, the aerosol vegetable oil cooking product. This may sound like a Martha Stewart...
• Re: auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:55:28 -0400
  ...But wouldn't the fine coat of oil >be gear oil and not automatic transmission fluid? The oil seal appears to >seal the converter...
• Re: Crazy Oil leak-86 2.1 L Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 13:55:47 -0500 (EST)
  Check the seal around the oil heat exchanger. It's at the real drivers side, near the water pump, right under the oil filter...
• Redline trans oil (part 2) and a trans question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 14 May 1998 06:35:21 -0700
  ...For the past couple of months or so it looked like I was having front oil seal problems since I was getting an oil...
• Re: Weird oil leak
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:03:55 -0500
  ...sealed with silicone like a syncro this would explain the odd spots there its leaking from or the flywheel is spreeding the oil all...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2016 to 26 Jul 2016 (#2016-271)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:13:27 +0000
  Mark, I have the same problem with the oil leaking from selector shaft seal. I think this is just a good indicter that you...
• auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:04:33 -0500
  ...But wouldn't the fine coat of oil be gear oil and not automatic transmission fluid? The oil seal appears to seal the converter...
• Oil Cooler leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:35:39 -0600
  ...The leak appears to be coming from the seal between the oil cooler and the engine case and only when warm. Could this be...
• [Fwd: No rear oil seal]
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:34:12 -0400
  ...No rear oil seal Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:49:59 -0500 From: Marion Lathem <resiolute@earthlink.net> Reply-To: resiolute@earthlink.net...
• Re: Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:29:35 -0500
  ...A light coat of sealer on the outside of the new seal, plus a light coat of oil on the shaft is a good...
• 84 westy front seal leak
  Historical mailing list - Cedar House Inn & Yurts
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:49:13 -0400
  When I purchased my van (3 months ago) I had a front engine seal leak as described by the seller. Oil would leak onto...
• Re: Clutch removal - Oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 May 2010 14:16:33 -0700
  ...any sign of ream main oil seal leak ? if not, you could consider leaving the RMS like it is. the pilot brg though .. that...
• 88 GL - Oil Cooler Seal R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:07:35 -0600
  Getting read to replace the oil coulant seal in my red '88 GL. Anyone have any tips or tricks as to how best get...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:58:21 -0700
  ...Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure > > I spent the last 2 weekends replacing both crankshaft oils seals in my > 87 syncro...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:56:26 -0700
  I recently thought I had a leak from that crank seal but it turned out to be from the oil breather at the top...
• Re: Weird oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:26:15 -0600
  ...There's really no point in speculating--find out which type of oil it is, and replace the seal if you don't want...
• Re: Synthetic vs. Regular lubricants
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:46:22 -0700
  ...I think this comes from the observation that regular oils will cause seals to swell more than synthetics will. So, if you have a...
• main seal or oil pump 1.9 auto
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:15:43 -0400
  ...around the oil pump housing but can't determine if it's the oil pump gasket or the front engine oil seal. Can someone...
• Re: Oil leak after body work... mystery solved
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:23:37 -0700
  ...The media chewed up > the seal, and oil and media was all over the inside of the bell-housing. > Word of advice, make sure...
• Oil Leak Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:48:04 -0800
  ...Oil was leaking from the heads, main bearing seal, all the motor seals actually. The leak only happened when I would go on the...
• Re: [Syncro] Difference in crank seals
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 22:13:16 -0700
  ...The 025 105 247A is the 2wd seal and is only an oil seal. On syncros, it requires 2 different seals. 025 405 248A...
• Obscure gaskets and seals, 1.9L wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:31:24 -0700
  ...The first one is called, according to ETKA, the "oil thrower sealing washer". This goes on the pulley end of the crankshaft just outside...
• Re: Smelly Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:50:57
  ...If it's the oil cooler/seals, your job is more difficult. In a bus (and probably a Vanagon) you can replace the oil...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:18:13 -0800
  ...Oil leaked from arround the bell housing from day one >after replacing the oil seal. Not a huge amount but enough to spot the...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:45:48 -0500
  ...Oil leak I have an annoying oil leak which I think is the front (flywheel side) main seal. When the transmission was rebuilt I...
• Re: Valve lifters knocking/oil cooler leak
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:37:06 -0800
  ...Went for the "Wynn's Engine Tune Up" first, it cleans really well, especially the seal for the oil cooler. Didn't do a...
• Re: '72 oil cooler seals blown
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 18:35:42 -0600
  ...in oil, but careful examination the > "whitish" look was tiny bubbles. > What the heck has happened? > Did I blow the oil cooler seals? Chris...
• Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:14:17 EDT
  Volks, I have a 1984 Westy that is leaking oil around the front crankshaft seal [one nearest the transmission]. Do I have to remove...
• Re: Oil leak, now slipping clutch - what seal?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:56:38 -0700
  ...Oil leak, now slipping clutch - what seal? > During my last try to Vancouver I started to notice a small table spoon > size puddle of...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:00:19 -1000
  ...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal or >>>>> the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:47:14 -0800
  ...Oil leaked from arround the bell housing from day one after replacing the oil seal. Not a huge amount but enough to spot the...
• Re: 20/50 full syntetic motorcycle oil
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:29:30 -0400
  ...oil) > > Also FYI, if you have an old setup, it may CLEAN your seals/seams out from > any gunk, and cause your seals to...
• oil cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 07:50:54 -0400
  Listee's, The oil cooler on my '90 westie is dripping coolant a bit. It looks like where the cooler is joined to the...
• Re: oil? leak on #3 (but not quite)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:06 -0400
  ...The oil is probably coming from the crank seal behind the cooling fan. Dennis
• oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Falsone
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:31:55 -0500
  My '83 AC Vanagon is leaking oil, presumably from the rear main seal from what I can see. The leak is most prominent after...
• Help! Front Wheel Bearing Oil seal seat
  Historical mailing list - Madeline
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:41:16 -0700
  ...he found on the driver's side�there was a oil seal seat/seal ring (Bently pg. 40; Figure 10 #C).� The passenger side...
• Synthetic oils and leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 Jan 1995 12:33 -0800 (PST)
  What I had always heard is that Jurassic oils cause seals to swell more than the synthetics do. Therefore, when putting synthetic oil in...
• Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:30:19 -0400
  ...Bentley I think I saw that the clutch bell has an oil seal for > the main shaft? Is this the culprit? Or is it...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:29:20 -0700
  ...What happened to me > is the end shaft axel seal popped off and oil leaked into the cv boot. > The selector shaft seal stopped...
• syncro rear main seal
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:43:08 -0700
  Hello- I am looking for someone who has pulled the 3 groove pulley on a syncro and replaced the syncro specific oil seal underneath...
• Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:23:38 -0500
  Got an oil leak on my 2.1 coming from under the pulley. Might be the oil pump, but I suspect a seal There...
• Re: Drive flange oil seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:45:13 -0500
  ...I went ahead > and ordered up some new CV bolts, the flange cap, circlips, and an oil seal. > Everything came apart quite easily including...
• Oil leak, now slipping clutch - what seal?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:57:39 -0700
  During my last try to Vancouver I started to notice a small table spoon size puddle of oil under my van where the bellhousing...
• RE: Leaking oil seal
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 02 Mar 1995 20:53:13 EST
  Transmission fluid and engine oil smell different, so you should be able to discriminate. Was flywheel end seal put in with proper tool? New...
• Oil leak after body work... mystery solved
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:06:19 -0400
  ...The media chewed up the seal, and oil and media was all over the inside of the bell-housing. Word of advice, make sure...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 06:06:05 -0800
  ...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal or > > the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
• Final Drive flange seals
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 12 May 2019 21:57:11 -0400
  ...Could this just be gravity and wicking from left over oil from the previous leaking seals? BobC
• Re: Oil Cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:29:09 -0500
  ...Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Oil Cooler seal > I need some practical instruction on replacing the seal between the block...
• Re: Synthetics
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 23:52:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...of those lesser oils have been dissolved and evacuated, leaks start, but then, the synthetics actually soak those dried-out seals which then expand...
• Torque converter seal leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:47:20 +0000
  Hello, It appears that my '86 GL is leaking ATF from the torque converter seal even though I recently replaced this seal when I...
• Oil cooler Seal - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:14:16 -0600
  I've ordered a new seal for this and was wondering if I need to apply some kind of sealing pucky where this seal...
• Seals (and other Sea Mammals)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Aug 1994 07:28:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Tank, I have to fix the oil Spewing from underneath. My FLAG told me I needed new seals. Q: Does anybody know what I...
• Re: Oil cooler Seal - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:34:47 -0600
  ...engine oil > > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've ordered a new seal for this...
• Re: Wire Damage from Rodent(s)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:55:01 -0800
  So would smearing peppermint oil or similar on rubber seals keep vermin from chewing the rubber? Would the oil harm the rubber? Seems the...
• Re: Synthetic vs. Regular lubricants
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 01:19:24 EDT
  ...They said by using the > synthetic oil, they "suspect" the engine will develop early leaks on rubber > seals. They said they have seen so...
• Re: Oil cooler Seal - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:47:46 -0800
  ...A little wheel bearing grease to hold it in place maybe, but nothing that could get into the oil system. Jim "If you look...