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Subject:Re: Febi Diesel Vanagon Oil Pump Quality?
From:Scott
Date:Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:08:04 -1000

i sure would not be surprised to see little flat areas that would be
where oil squirters would go.

that would be a natural way to cast a block.

On 08/12/2016 04:26 PM, Neil N wrote:
> 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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