so i've had an oil leak for a while now, and am quite anoyed by that, so the other day, after procrastinating for a long time, i got underneath my bug to have a look.
it looks like the oil is leaking from the cover plate of the oil pump, so i tried tightening the nuts, 3 were tight as can be, the last one was not. i kept tightening it, but making little discernable headway, i looked closer, the stud (i think that's the word, for a thread that is screwed into the block) was turning together with the nut. so i guess it is loose. and i don't know what to do, ok that's a lie, i have too many ideas, help
1: could i take the whole cover plate off. renew the gasket and somehow get that stud screwed in again. if yes, how do i screw that stud in?
2: should i get that stud out and simply bolt in a bolt with a normal hex head and leave my cover plate on with 3 studs and one bolt?
3: is it likely that just getting the cover plate safely on willfix the leak, as it is literally now spurting oil since i tried to tighten that nut down.
4: any other ideas?
thanks guys
Dieter