Re: Oil Filter Gasket Blowup! (Part III) and Q's...

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:42:00 -0700 (PDT) Cheapass Ron
<rapieper@yahoo.com> writes:
> Also titled: 16-Victor becomes 16-Valdez, of oil spill fame.
> 
> It happened again today, just after getting confident that all was
> well.  I was just leaving work, not even off the curved driveway 
> out. 
> Bzzzzz from the dash and a check of the rearview shows a nice oil
> trail. At least it showed that I did hit that last apex nice and 
> late.

Not again... 
 
> Since I smartened up and began to carry a spare filter and gallon 
> jug of oil, I was able to refill and get home.  Off comes the pan and 
> WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?  A big rat's nest of stainless steel wire,
caught 
> up in the oil pump pickup.  Off comes the pump and sho nuf, a piece of
> wire is caught up in the pressure relief valve piston, holding it
> closed.

Holy shit!!!

> I check #3 main bearing and all looks well so unless I do further
> checking all will assumed to be well with the engine.
> 
> More inspecting made it seem to me that I should be able to see 
> around the back of the #5 bearing cap and peek at the  stainless steel
wire
> spring around the rear main seal...but I can't.  The spring ain't 
> thar.
>  Hence the wire in the pump, methinks.  Some may recall my earlier 
> back trouble when I had to have Dad reinstall the seal, PP, flywheel,
and
> tranny...regardless, this engine does not leak a *drop* of oil.  So
> that seal hasn't gone (yet!)
> 
> Anyway, now I need a pump.  What's the best high-flow VW oil pump 
> app?
> 16V?  G60?  2.0l?
> 
> Was that black plastic baffle on all 16Vs?

Yes.

> Also, someone who's familiar with bottom ends - could you please 
> verify that I *should* be able to see that spring around the rear main 
> seal? 

Yes, I just climbed over a bunch of engines, to get to the 1.8L 16V short
block, that's upside down, on a piece of board, without an oil pan, and
you can clearly see the spring.

> So I look elsewhere if that ain't my problem?

No, and it looks like you've found what was causing the filters to come
off...

Replace the rear main seal ASAP, before your clutch disc is ruined!!!

And drain the oil, just in case there are some bits left...

HTH!

Peter - http://thescirocco.com - Discount Techtonics, Autotech-Quaife
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