Check your compression ........ too many leaks tell me you've got some
busted rings. Most likley on number 3 cylinder.
If its blowing you dipstick out this is also a sign of crankcase
pressure.
Need more info?
Pmail me.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:31:54 -0600 "Thompson, Michael"
<METhompson@GOLDER.COM> writes:
> Dear All
>
> I have purchased an 81 Westy with an aircooled engine. The engine
> has had
>
> the following work done by a VW garage in the last 6 months:
>
> * All Pushrod tube seals replace
>
> * Rear main seal
>
> * Rocker boxes and seals replaced
>
> * Oil change
>
> The engine is reported to have blowby, but this does not affect the
> starting
>
> or running and it does not appear to burn too much oil (very faint
> blue
>
> smoke). The engine has done about 100,000 miles.
>
> Unfortunately, the engine still leaks excessive amounts of oil, and
>
> following shampooing and driving for about 25km is appearing as
> follows:
>
> * Dripping from oil filter base
>
> * Dripping from base of cast fan housing
>
> * tracking along pushrod tubes
>
> * slight leak from filler tube base
>
> As there are so many leaks it would seem to me that pressure is
> building in
>
> the case and 'blowing' oil out. It has been back to the garage where
> the
>
> work was carried out and they say they 'cannot, honestly find where
> the oil
>
> is coming from'. HELP. Could there be a problem with the crankcase
>
> breather system - the garage says that the blowby is not too much,
> but I am
>
> not sure.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Thompson
>

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