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Subject:Re: Diesel: Sudden oil leak!
From:Tobin Copley
Date:Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:08:13 -0800

At 1:59 PM -0800 11/21/01, Tobin Copley wrote:
>At 2:11 PM -0700 11/21/01, Gnarlodious wrote:
>>Suddenly my 1.6D is leaking a LOT of oil from the pressure side between the
>>block and filter mount. What is in there? I forget. Is it an O ring or
>>gasket?
>
>If you're talking about the mating surface between the block and
>cooler, it's a paper gasket.

Sorry, meant to say, "block and *filter* assembly".

T.
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