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• Re: Oil leak?????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:18:22 -0700
  My '88 didn't leak oil till I changed the seal. Now I've found out that the seal which is packaged in the...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:26:15 -0500
  ...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal or >>>>>>> the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
• Oil Leak - 2.1L WBX - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 04:15:36 -0500
  ...Where might all this oil be coming from? Front and rear seals? or is there something up on the sides somewhere that might produce...
• Oil pump cover gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:57:41 -0400
  Does the oil pump cover on the 1.9 have a gasket or sealant? The Bently doesn't show one, but there's something...
• oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 17:10:45 -0400
  I seem to remember getting some copper crush sealing rings with some oil filters a while back, but they're not in the latest...
• Re: oil cooler seal with or without tab
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:13:35 -0400
  ...oil cooler seal with or without tab Any advange to buying the oil cooler seal with the locating tabs? thanks gary http://oem.thepartsbin...
• Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:19:13 -0800
  I spent the last 2 weekends replacing both crankshaft oils seals in my 87 syncro with help from several list members. Thanks again to...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:19:59 -0400
  ...I have a problem with oil leakning > out of the main seal in the Syncro. I had to replace the seal before and the...
• SERIOUS rear main oil seal leak !
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 19:17:55 -0400
  Hello Everyone! My mechanic pulled my 1.9 engine again and replaced the rear main oil seal for the second time. He started it...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:08:58 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switch has metric threads. NPT pipe thread is a conical hole, which is how the seal is made. The metric hole...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:10:53 -0400
  ...The oil fill cap, after all, does have a rubber seal inside. It was just part of the process of elimination. Mike
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:44:22 -0400
  Roland wrote: > Hi Mike, about "...the same part number is used for both a 10mm and a 12mm > seal. " The aftermarket seal suppliers are...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:08:36 -0400
  ...Make sure the place where the seal goes is clean of oil. Use some kind of sealant/adhesive to stick the seal in place...
• Re: Oil leak after body work... mystery solved
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:56:15 -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: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:57:44 -0300
  ...Flywheel clutch disc contact face cleaned and > scuffed, new flywheel "O" ring installed, new pilot bearing greased and > installed, New oil seal put in...
• Re: Oil Seal Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:27:43 -0800
  > > RE: > To me, that could *remotely* spell trouble beyond oil loss harming the > engine. > > > The engine has other problems like coolant seal leaks, apparently...
• Re: leaking torque converter oil seal?
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 00:20:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...Hanlon wrote: > Bentley, page 32.3,shows Converter oil seal (figure 7). This looks like a > suspect. The "stuff" appears thicker than engine oil...
• Re: Weird oil leak (NVC my posting)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:04:43 -0500
  ...Weird oil leak (NVC my posting) > Boston Bob, > > You mention that sometimes a flywheel seal is too thick. I have never > heard of this...
• First Syncro Screw-up: Oil seal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:08:06 -0400
  ...the oil light was non-operational and I drove for about 15 minutes! The dealer is paying for the tow, and the seal + labour...
• oil? leak on #3 (but not quite)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 15:10:34 EDT
  ...The spark plug wire (the part under the seal, inside the cooling duct) was covered with what appeared to be oil. Kinda greasy and...
• Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:59:50 -0700
  ...Might be the oil > pump, but I suspect a seal There is/was a large diameter "O" ring seal > and a smaller seal - and...
• Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 8 Aug 2019 20:42:17 -0400
  ...If the seal is heat damaged you either overheated the clutch or the > engine oil-crankcase. If the seal is pushed out than there...
• Re: Leaking automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:59:59 -0500
  ...can't believe the oil is so hot that it gets past a radial seal that otherwise is sealing fine. However the vent may...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:25:28 -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/dropping motor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:45:05 -0400
  ...The oil cooler comes to mind. Torque converter seal maybe? Did an e-mail search of the archives with key words "oil leak". Over...
• Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Mon, 12 Aug 96 16:27:54 -0500
  ...Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing > > Bill, first the oil leak is probably coming from your front(rear main) flywheel > oil seal.There is no oil...
• Re: Oil Leak - 2.1L WBX - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 10:30:34 -0500
  ...All new everything engine wise - cylinders, rings, pistons, bearings, seals, water pump, oil pump, distributor, camshaft. Heads rebuilt with new parts. Used the existing...
• Drive flange oil seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:43:55 -0800
  ...Fresh off a successful oil leak fix, I decided to fix the leaking drive flange seal. I ordered up the parts and was off...
• Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:51 -0400
  The seal above the oil cooler will never re-seal after being disturbed. It quckly becomes hard and flat. get a new one. It...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:02:22 -0400
  At 08:57 AM 3/19/2009, Mike Collum wrote... >The problem with the seal is ... the same part number is used for both...
• Oil Filler Seal for a 81 Westy Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dave & June Kinerson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:18:33 -0400
  Volks, To make a long story short (see long version below), I need the seal (or gasket or whatever) that goes between the oil...
• 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:36:53 -0500
  Can't really see it, but oil is dripping out undernearh the pulley. Pretty sure it's the seal. Is it possible to replace...
• 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:53:56 +0000
  ...I removed my gearbox (2L 82 4spd) last night in order to change the input shaft oil seal. My problem�..on one side the...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:47:28 -0600
  ...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: leaking oil pump gasket or bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:12:59 -0500
  ...That leaves the main >seal, the oil pump gasket and the self-sealing nuts on the oil pump cover >(as something on the rear...
• Re: Oil leaks!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:15:49 EDT
  ...Many times these get pinched and oil starts coming out around all kinds of seals. Most of the time if you fix this problem...
• Drive Flange Oil Seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:46:33 -0700
  I am trying to replace a leaking drive flange oil seal. I figured the two hurdles were getting the circlip off and getting the...
• Re: Oil leak around oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:46:29 -0500
  oil cooler seal is common problem. part # 038 117 070a easy to change, remove the oil filter, remove the stand pipe nut. remove the...
• Re: Auto Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 23:05:23 +0000
  ...sure if that seal somehow seals ATF going to the converter or is more likely a seal on the gear oil in the final...
• is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:59:29 -0500
  ...I've got a heavy oil leak on my 85 westy that appears to be from the crankcase seal above the oil pump. This...
• re- eurovan oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:30:00 -0600
  ...eurovan oil seal oh yes they do. While neither my '87 GTI 16V or the SO's '86 Scirocco have come loose, the nut...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:44:24 -0400
  ...Oil Pump removal-Difficult???? If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:34:57 -0500
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal yet again I am wondering if there is anything that could cause the oil pressure to be too high in this...
• Re: ATF leaking into differential; now Governor or torque seal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 3 May 2007 11:50:11 -0400
  ...Would a leak in the governor seal only leak internally or am I possibly looking at having to replace my torque covertor oil seal...
• Flywheel seal
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:13:46 -0600
  ...Most typically, a leak between the case and the flywheel is a flywheel seal ( sometime called a crankshaft oil seal) leak. Removing the flywheel...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:37:39 -0700
  ...a seal issue, or what the seal seals against >> .....or >> breather/crankcase pressure issue. ...somewhere in there. Even excessive >> main bearing oil clearnce could...
• Re: Head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:41:57 -0700
  ...They can fail, but this results in a loss of compression, not an oil leak. These sealing rings are not absolutely necessary, it turns...
• Re: Oil leak between tranny and engine.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:13:36 -0700
  ...tmjcgarret, It could also be a leak from the transaxle input shaft seal. Compare the leaked oil with your engine oil and your trans...
• Re: Torque Converter Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:13:40 -0400
  ...Torque Converter Oil Seal Still working on my AT rebuild. I am installing the torque converter oil seal in the final drive housing. Since...
• Re: New diesel oil pans
  Historical mailing list - Echo Industries, Inc.
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:30:14 -0400
  ...to confirm that the > new oil pans actually have a 'different' sealing mechanism (ie, a bolt > with sealing washer in a hole as opposed...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:55:35 -0600
  If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end of the crankshaft be...
• Re: Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:08:22 -0700
  ...Front Oil Seal vs Flywheel Seal vs Bob Donalds Installation Video > Ok - 88 GL Manual Tranny is sitting on the shop floor on a...
• Re: Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:27:01 -0700
  ...The tranny seal can leak without much oil getting into the clutch disc. The release bearing operating sleeve is designed to catch leaking tranny...
• 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:52:30 -0800
  ...What usually leaks oil on these beasts? Pushrod tubes? Rear crank seal? (rear of van, front of engine) Oil pump seal? Oil cooler? Engine...
• '87 GL rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Tony Kimmons
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:21:47 -0500
  ...What all should I replace while in there? Bearings, oil seals, oil screen, oil pump seals...what else? 3. Is the sealant for the...
• Re: AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:35:13 -0600
  ...My version was "the old oil has sealed all the pores over the years...." Hard facts are really hard to come by with AC...
• Re: Another trip to SWFL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:44:30 -0700
  ...the Front Crankshaft Seal is toward the rear bumper of the van. On this leak .. are you sure it's engine oil and not...
• Re: is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:01:47 -0500
  ...Smell the oil as well. Does it smell like gas? A leaky injector can dilute the oil to the point where no seal is...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:46:31 -0700
  ...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: BAD OIL LEAK
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 22 May 2004 12:06:01 -0400
  ...BAD OIL LEAK > So, should the seal be recessed as far as I can push it in? How do I know > how far to...