'carry on' ...lol.

make sure it's not transmission oil ...could be.

if it is engine oil...
no, should not have a slow leak or any drips there.
I'd say the only acceptable level of leak there would be one drop of oil
sitting on the engine ..at the most ...and no drops on the ground ...
shouldn't have that with a new engine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ry" <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:59 AM
Subject: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed

> 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