Re: [T3] Oil leak mystery

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 20 Jan 2002, at 16:47, Andrew Davidson wrote:

> The black breather assembly is absolutely full of gunk. Is it possible to
> remove it from the case in order to flush it out completely?
> 
> Otherwise I will spray some degreaser into it and try to clear it in situ,
> but i would not be suprised if the pipe which ducts the oil down to the road is
> blocked and this is causing the whole thing to block up.

I wouldn't try to clean it out in place. That would just wash a bunch of crud 
into your crankcase. You can unbolt it from the case, take it off and clean it 
out. You're right, after a few decades of use, they get really clogged up. I 
haven't seen one that was completely stopped up, but it's possible.

> The hose connecting to the intake is clear.

I meant to say that you could try blowing into it and seeing if the 
passageway seemed clear all the way into the case.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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