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Re: Massive sudden oil leak: Am I toast?



Oil pressure sender?  They tend to blow suddenly and leak tons of oil all
over the place-- check it out; it's near the filter.

Jason



At 01:10 PM 4/15/99 , you wrote:
>Before I start this, I don't want to hear any "told you so" statements from
>the 8v crew! ;-)
>
>My 87 16v (the beater) started making a funny knocking noise this morning on
>the way to work. I check my oil at least once a week, but suddenly it was
>almost off the dip stick! I topped it off and the noise went away a mile or
>two down the road to work.
>
>I went for a drive at lunch, and stopped at a gas station to check my oil.
>Almost off the stick again! I topped it off and drove back to the office.
>It's raining here today, and I could see a rainbow trail on the pavement all
>the way into the parking lot.
>
>I haven't really looked at it yet, but I'm wondering where to begin. Cracked
>block? Head gasket? Anything else? It wasn't obvious standing in front of
>the car when I added more oil. I couldn't see any smoke in my rear view
>mirror, so I don't think it was coming out my tailpipe. The engine still
>seems to run fine (or, at least as well as it did).
>
>I've been frustrated with this car since I've owned it, and I'm almost to
>the point of giving in. The ironic thing is that I just got the bank to
>release the title on my other 16v!
>
>Anyone want 16v parts (I'm not serious...yet)?
>
>Neal
>
>
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jason@scirocco.org
1987 Scirocco 16v
60,000 original miles.
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