Hi Ry,

The other thing back there that can leak is the oil pump cover gasket.
Mine let go back in the winter... it started off as a minor leak but
within a few weeks it was putting a LOT of oil on the rear window. Removal
and replacement took a whole day, as I had to remove the engine bearer
bar, muffler, main pulley and water pump in order to get to the pump.

Since I replaced the pump my engine hasn't leaked much at all.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
www.pottsfamily.ca
WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA   <--- NEW .CA DOMAIN!!!
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"

> So, I'm not terribly worried about this but am interested in the opinions
> of
> the hive mind here.   I installed a rebuilt 2.1l engine ~3,500 miles ago.
> Pretty much since the beginning there has been a slow oil leak from the
> rear
> of the engine.  I assume it's the rear main seal(what else is back there?
>  It's not enough to warrant needing to add oil between oil change
> intervals,
> there are maybe 1 or 2 drops of oil on the ground when parked for several
> hours.
>
> Oh no woah as me, I know.... this is NOT a major problem, but I sure would
> like to have NO oil leaks, is this unreasonable?  Do many people have
> little
> leaks they just ignore?
>
> I reckon I'll just live with it for now.  I have an oil pressure gauge and
> oil temp gauge along with an external oil cooler so I should get warned
> quickly of any lubrication troubles.
>
> carry on,
> -Ry
>