Just taking some notes here, but I've had a consistent oil leak on my
88 16v Scirocco since purchase over a year ago. It always seems to drip down from the oil pan sealing area, but I've already replaced the gasket w/ new oil pan a 3 months ago w/permatex. Found oil was still in that area, found some oil dripping down oil cooler. Replaced cooler-to-flange o-ring and stopped that leak. Still found oil in same area - running from front pan-seal area to the bottom of the oil pan. Rear of pan/block dry. Sides of pan/block dry. I figured it was higher RPM leak, so my GF jumped in with the car parked, revving to about 5k - no evidence of leakage anywhere. Did that a couple of times. The oil collects around the pan/block mating surface downwards, but also collects on the o2-pump hoses in that area. No idea how it gets there.... Only thing I can recon is leak from the dipstick funnel where it meets the block or maybe a constant leak from the pan gasket due to increased blow-by. But compression is well within Bentley specs. WTF is going on? This is the only leak I currently have, and I'm sick of my rocco marking all the parking spaces I've occuppied ........ Any thoughts ????????- posted
16 years ago