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Subject:Re: Febi Diesel Vanagon Oil Pump Quality?
From:Neil N
Date:Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:26:23 -0700

In terms of the Mk3 gas engines, my A3 Bentley manual is somewhat vague as
to which gas engines have oil squirters.
If I recall, the ones that don't, do have a spot on the block where one can
dill, tap and add oil
an oil squirters

Or is that incorrect?l

On Friday, August 12, 2016, Scott <SCOTTDANIEL@turbovans.com> wrote:

for sure, the 1.6 HA doesn't have them.
>
> the 1.6  TD does tho,
> and all versions of 1.9 diesel ...NA and TD ..as in 1Y and AAZ.
>
> plus some gas engines...
> my 1.8 16 valve jetta gas engine has them ..
> so does my 2.0 16 vaove gas engine  pretty sure.
>
> it's an upgrade for ANY engine .
> the hottest parts are the piston tops and the exhaust valves..
> they can use all the help they can get.
>
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