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Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:37 pm

Does anybody know what is up with oil squirting out of that area wehn the gas pedel is pressed? All I did is pouring a little bit more oil and that area has been spitting out oil ever since.

Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:09 pm

Did you overfill? Why don't you have it vented towards the ground, or into a breather?

Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:14 pm

You should put a oil breather on that..
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Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:22 pm

look at the bright side...atleast you know your oil pump is working... :wink:

Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:05 am

Thanks all. Mechanic said I probably poured in the oil too fast, and that little area has a mechanism that does not allow that. I need to run the engine I guess untill the gunk is gone from that area, put a rag or something.

I'll look up that oil breather stuff too, thanks.

Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:45 pm

More than likely you put too much oil in ( we've all done it) and that is the simple solution VW designed to help vent the case to avoid pressure build-up.

The reason it's blowing the oil all over and making a mess, is the fact that there's not a hose venting it to the ground. All it takes is about 18 inches of hose run down, venting below the motor. Or you can get a fancy filter that matches the carbs.