jekl843
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Thanks Wonneber, I didn't see any spidering and the lobes all seem to have the edge... here's a higher res pic http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/500/bettercampic.jpg
I think I solved my leaky injector problem though. I took my 17mm wrench and broke loose the fuel nut on top of injector four and tightened it by only 1/16 of a turn, if that. I also broke loose the bolt on the holder arm and tightened it by even less than 1/16 of a turn. Took it for a 30 min spin, and it was staying dry. SWEET SUCCESS!! No more smoke, no more mess from a leaky valve cover, life is good... for a minute
But of course, when one problem is solved, the TDI gods decide that another problem needs to be fixed.
And that problem is the oil leak on the bottom...I put the car on ramps, took two trusty cans of brake cleaner, my super degreaser and a roll of paper towels and just had at it all over the back of the engine, top of the bell housing (took off air box) and every damn piece of metal where I could see any wetness or grime . It took almost three hours, but damn I felt proud of myself when I was done and saw such a dry and relatively clean engine. Brake cleaner really is a miracle product.
I took it for a nice 40 mile spin, and put it back on ramps. Drip... Drip... Drip... ugh. Pop the hood, bell housing looks clean, around the vacuum pump is dry, injector areas still dry, everything looks dry from above, good. Go underneath, back of engine is dry, turbo area is dry... Annnd the area between the oil pan and transmission is wet dripping off the oil pan and my new dogbone mount. I took a look in the small holes where those hard to reach oil pan bolts are and I see the bolts are wet as shown in this bad pic
I'm pretty sure the oil pan had been replaced at one point in this car's life as some greyish gasket sealant is oozing out around the entire pan. But I've also heard that this sort of leak can occur due to the rear main seal. Removing the transmission is a bit outside of my league, but I think replacing an oil pan is something I can do.
The question, could this leak be caused by a poorly sealed oil pan and thus worth the effort to replace the oil pan? Thanks!
I think I solved my leaky injector problem though. I took my 17mm wrench and broke loose the fuel nut on top of injector four and tightened it by only 1/16 of a turn, if that. I also broke loose the bolt on the holder arm and tightened it by even less than 1/16 of a turn. Took it for a 30 min spin, and it was staying dry. SWEET SUCCESS!! No more smoke, no more mess from a leaky valve cover, life is good... for a minute
But of course, when one problem is solved, the TDI gods decide that another problem needs to be fixed.
And that problem is the oil leak on the bottom...I put the car on ramps, took two trusty cans of brake cleaner, my super degreaser and a roll of paper towels and just had at it all over the back of the engine, top of the bell housing (took off air box) and every damn piece of metal where I could see any wetness or grime . It took almost three hours, but damn I felt proud of myself when I was done and saw such a dry and relatively clean engine. Brake cleaner really is a miracle product.
I took it for a nice 40 mile spin, and put it back on ramps. Drip... Drip... Drip... ugh. Pop the hood, bell housing looks clean, around the vacuum pump is dry, injector areas still dry, everything looks dry from above, good. Go underneath, back of engine is dry, turbo area is dry... Annnd the area between the oil pan and transmission is wet dripping off the oil pan and my new dogbone mount. I took a look in the small holes where those hard to reach oil pan bolts are and I see the bolts are wet as shown in this bad pic
I'm pretty sure the oil pan had been replaced at one point in this car's life as some greyish gasket sealant is oozing out around the entire pan. But I've also heard that this sort of leak can occur due to the rear main seal. Removing the transmission is a bit outside of my league, but I think replacing an oil pan is something I can do.
The question, could this leak be caused by a poorly sealed oil pan and thus worth the effort to replace the oil pan? Thanks!