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Subject:Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
From:Wil Haslup
Date:Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:50:03 -0500

jimt wrote:
> My rear hatch had mysterious oily grease on it and had me severely
> confused for a while.  on mine i suddenly realized i was looking at
> moly grease and i had blown the boot right off of the right outer cv
> joint. almost all of the grease was contained inside of the housing
> and not spread all over.
> jimt

I've had a light sprinkle of oil drops for some time.  It is nearly
clear so I'm thinking it's motor oil but I lose very little motor
oil....maybe half a quart in 3-5 tanks of gas.  I guess lots of drops
might add up to that.  I see some leaking near the boot near the
distributor and there is always a little near the filter and
cooler...but I have yet to figure out how to stop it for sure.

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Wil

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