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 duncombemu
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 posted on August 6th, 2003 at 06:59 PM |
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Very bad oil leak
I drove my 1500 Bug today around 1 km and parked it in the drive way. When I went out to drive away a few minutes later, I noticed oil dripping from
where the engine joins the transmission. I looked under the car and there was probably half the total oil capacity on the ground. It was dripping out
at around 2 drips per second.
Is it the big oil seal behind the flywheel, that's let go?
Please can anyone help with what this problem is?
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Baja Wes
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| posted on August 6th, 2003 at 07:21 PM |
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there's an input shaft seal into the gearbox, and a main crankshaft seal on the engine. both of these would be a slower leak.
I would guess it is a cracked case, or sometimes the camshaft wears through welsh plug in the case at the rear of the camshaft. or the welsh plug
simply fell out.
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| posted on August 6th, 2003 at 07:54 PM |
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Unfortuneately i would agree ( no offence Wes )
But that is one fast leak. I cant imagine a front seal letting go that big.
Also - if it was parked the oil level would not be that high. If you have lost a litre then it HAS to be coming from down low 
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Buger Gary
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| posted on August 7th, 2003 at 12:11 AM |
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What about the oil cooler? It could be split or the rubber seals have failed and the oil has run down.
Gary
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| posted on August 7th, 2003 at 08:40 AM |
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Possible but i would have tought that would have run down the back (back is back) or at least the side.
The way Mark describes it it sounds too much oil for a cooler.
Whatever - motor out is probabally the first step
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