Re: [T3] Leaky oil cooler

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 13 May 2004 at 17:27, Daniel Baum wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> My oil cooler is definitely leaking. When the engine is idling, I can 
> see a small amount coming out, and this increases as I rev the engine, 
> so that there is a little puddle of oil on top of the engine. this is 
> presumably how the area under the air cleaner has been getting oily 
> since I have been driving the car.
> 
> Am I likely to need a new oil cooler, or is it just a matter of changing 
> the seals?
> 
> I have an engine gasket set, will the correct oil-cooler seals be in there?
> 
> And how do you do it? Can you remove the engine tin with the engine in 
> the car? I don't think there are instructions for this job in any of the 
> manuals.
> 
> And, most important, should I stop driving the car till it's fixed?
> 
> 
> Daniel
> 
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