Re: Massive sudden oil leak: Am I toast?

["Alex Ting" <alex@millenniumsolutions.net>]

>
>BTW - that is what you get for talking smack about
>8valves.... :)
>

Hear, Hear!
bad karma for the 16valvers...... :-P

on and related rocco stuff:

Does anyone know if the car will run with the
instrument cluster disconnected?

Alex Ting
Account Manager
Millennium Solutions Group, Inc.
575 Menlo Dr. #4
Rocklin, CA  95765

Phone:  888.801.2001 ext. 228 or 916.630.2001
Fax:  916.630.2000
Email: alex@millenniumsolutions.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
To: Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>; Scirocco-L (E-mail)
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: Massive sudden oil leak: Am I toast?


>1. between the oil cooler & the flange
>2. between the flange & the block
>3. Oil pan gasket
>4. head gasket
>
>those are the major culprits...
>
>I'm sure others have more suggestions...
>
>Check the seals around the oil-cooler.  If you put in
>a quart, start it up & it immediately pukes it out
>onto the ground right above the oil filter, that is
>your leak.  If that is it, e-mail me & I can give you
>some tips....
>
>BTW - that is what you get for talking smack about
>8valves.... :)
>
>
>--- Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu> 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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>
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