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s-deez Officially Full-On Dubber

255 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#463178
OK~

Need a little advice~OIL LEAKS~

1st one located~ What do I need to fix, just a oil change kit??, the leak is coming from the sump plug.

thanks

Sime~Text
BLING! BLING! its a VW Thing~

Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#463199
Oil change kit should have 2 circular paper gaskets, a new copper washer for the sump plug and new little copper washers for the bolts that hold the plate on. Make sure you take the plate off and give the oil screen a good wash in petrol or similar and the plate also, then fit up with the new gaskets and washers etc.

Cheers,
Ian.
Excentric (wife says) VW nut, having owned 250+ VWs in 40 years.

s-deez Officially Full-On Dubber

255 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#463205
Hey thanks for the advice~

Sime~
BLING! BLING! its a VW Thing~

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#463210
When you do the sump plug and plate nuts up again dont go balistic

They are crush washers and the 6? nuts on the plate are sort of fragile

Firm but tight - but no Hulk impersonations, ok?
Futue te ipsum!!!

s-deez Officially Full-On Dubber

255 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#463238
Cool
thanks Guys~
BLING! BLING! its a VW Thing~

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#463315
Yes, just use small spanners and a small amount of force...
especially with the 6 or 8 small nuts around the plate....

I'll bet everyone wishes that their oil leaks were that easy to fix !!!!!!!

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

karmen Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,648 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#464193
now keep an eye on it after the job

one of the few times i got a servo to do an oilchange on my 1960 bug they stuffed up and by the time i was up the rd the NEW bearing seized in a 100 mtrs arghhhhhhhh.
wonder why the oil light was on i was a mere mechanical midget then .... 1969 !
Karmen
56 oval resto 60 Cal KG
58 & 62 beetle parting. 74 panel parting
63 Baja 80 GLD parting
58 donor split 11 window 63 Splitty sgle cab /son's
96 Seat Cordoba GLX daily drvr.

karmen Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,648 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#464194
it had leaked out over night due to undertightening ....
nevr again.
Karmen
56 oval resto 60 Cal KG
58 & 62 beetle parting. 74 panel parting
63 Baja 80 GLD parting
58 donor split 11 window 63 Splitty sgle cab /son's
96 Seat Cordoba GLX daily drvr.

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#464217
karmen wrote:one of the few times i got a servo to do an oilchange on my 1960 bug they stuffed up and by the time i was up the rd the NEW bearing seized in a 100 mtrs arghhhhhhhh.
Which bearing was that?
...and Robert's ya father's brother...