[OT] 2L 16V Oil Leak - My New Winter Beater

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

At the head.  It sees the least amount of pressure, and because of that, if you are having trouble you will see it there first...

My .02...

David

 From: "Peter" <peter@thescirocco.com>
> Date: 2004/11/09 Tue PM 12:57:26 EST
> To: "'C Boyko'" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: RE: [OT] 2L 16V Oil Leak - My New Winter Beater
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca] 
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:00 PM
> To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net
> Cc: Peter; 'marc_scirocco'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: RE: [OT] 2L 16V Oil Leak - My New Winter Beater
> 
> Yep, I was gonna suggest that O ring. But also check that the threaded
> tube is in the right way up, IIRC there's a long and a short end. Now do
> you think I can remember which end goes up? Mine got in backwards sometime
> before I started doing its oil.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> Thanks Cathy!
> 
> I'm starting to think it was just burning off the oil, that leaked out
> before I replaced the oil pressure switch. :)
> 
> I ran it for almost a 1/2 hour and no leaks.
> 
> Where is a good place to mount a oil pressure gauge sending unit on a 2L
> 16V?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
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