Tonya,
I don't know what the source of your oil leak problem is, BUT:
I hope you fix it very soon for the sake of the environment.
At 1 quart per 100 miles you could easily be dumping a quart a day into the
environment.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Tonya Pope <Tonya@TEAM-M.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Archives Idea - oil leak

>Scott,
>
>The oil leak you had, could you tell me if the symptoms were the same as
>mine??  Leaks almost entirely when driving, only residual drips when
>parked from where extra oil is just sitting from being sprayed while
>driving.  Loses about a quart every 100 miles.  Drips come from middle
>of the back of the engine.  I've had the dealer (who's technical ability
>I question) tell me it was one of the oil pressure sensors while
>another, non-vw, mechanic tell me it looked like it was coming from
>crankshaft.  I've tried cleaning the engine so that I could more clearly
>see where the oil comes from but haven't been able to as of yet.  It's
>definately coming from the rear area tho.
>
>Thanks,
>Tonya
>87 Vanagon GL Wolfs
>