

| Subject: | Re: Diesel: Sudden oil leak! |
| From: | Shawn Wright |
| Date: | Wed, 21 Nov 2001 18:58:29 -0800 |
On 21 Nov 2001 at 14:08, Tobin Copley wrote: > 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". I'd guess that the leak is likely from between the cooler and filter flange, which I believe uses an O-ring. The cooler on my Jetta TD came loose a while back (although not enough to leak), and I just tightened the nut during a filter change. It is a *large* nut, possibly 30mm. Try turning the oil cooler to see if it is loose.Shawn Wright http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright '85 Jetta TD '88 Westy 2.1L
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