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--- Peter Legault <one-pioneer@cox.net> wrote: > My wife’s 73 Square seems to have sprung a leak. It > seems to leak on the > left side the left (or driver side) CV boot and > drive shaft is wet as is the > shock. > > I have been following the oil leak mystery string > and I don’t believe it is > X-mission fluid. It’s somewhat dirty under there and > it doesn’t seem red. I > have a hard time getting an accurate transmission > level reading, as the > stick just seems to have fluid down the one side of > it. Any tricks on > getting a better reading? I added a small amount of > fluid to it. > > The engine oil was a little low less than one third > below the top line. > This is not a big leak but it does drip in the > driveway. The top part of the > engine seems dry around the oil cooler. It seems > quite wet around the > flywheel area. I suspect this could be a main > bearing seal. Any help in this > area would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Peter Legault > If the automatic dip stick is only reading on one side the level is still low, be sure to check it on level ground, in nutral after the engine is warmed up. > Be sure to check the oil level of the gearbox this could be a source of a leak of GL-4. PHIL(check valve cover,does yours have the vent pipe on it) > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or > mailto:help@vwtype3.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com