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Dtfox Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2021 Posts: 9 Location: Alhambra, CA.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 1:53 pm Post subject: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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Howdy,
Just noticed engine oil leaking from my muffler. It is not present in the tail pipe and I am not seeing any sign of smoke.
Good compression on all cylinders.
Anyone ever experience this before?
PO said engine was rebuilt in 2018 and has an estimated 20k miles on it.
Link
Thanks for any input! _________________ “Pearl” 86' Manual 2.1L Westy |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17112 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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Sorry, don’t click on links, but are you sure it’s oil and not moisture mixed with carbon? For oil to be accumulating in the muffler, it’s getting past the rings or valves. How’s the oil consumption? How do the spark plugs look? Water and carbon are present when fuel combusts. _________________ ☮️ |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32575 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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SCM Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2011 Posts: 3114 Location: Bozeman MT
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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I'm not afraid of no link!!!
But, yeah, impossible to tell what the single drop shown in the video actually is. It seemed pretty watery so I'm in the same boat with Mark and Dave. _________________ '91 Westfalia GL Automatic (GTA "Turbo" Rebuild w/Peloquin) and 2.3L GoWesty Engine |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17112 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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I’m not afraid, just not into being herded to someone’s site to drive up numbers. _________________ ☮️ |
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 3018 Location: MD
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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Is that a diesel?
Touch it. Is it watery or is it oily? Only you can truly tell us. _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2559 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:00 am Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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4Gears4Tires wrote: |
Is that a diesel?
Touch it. Is it watery or is it oily? Only you can truly tell us. |
_________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
BiWerks Design, LLC |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22639 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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MarkWard wrote: |
I’m not afraid, just not into being herded to someone’s site to drive up numbers. |
It’s $5 to get me to clink the link and get my comment.
Thank you _________________ .ssS! |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7754 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:39 am Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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I clicked. I'll give you a dollar if it's NOT just water.
I bet it doesn't drip after 20 minutes on the highway, running good & hot...
<shrug>
- Dave _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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Zephyr_shreds Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2019 Posts: 185 Location: Bakersfield
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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I just put a turbo on my 1.9 1y diesel. There’s white smoke and oil coming out the exhaust. Wtf. But I also rolled my van 3 times but she started up like nothing happened before I transplanted it into another van. Wtf |
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7462 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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You'll get a much better response if you link to a video showing the smoke & oil. A video of the 3x rollover will go viral. _________________ - Jim
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Do not get killed, do not kill others.
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Zephyr_shreds Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2019 Posts: 185 Location: Bakersfield
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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1.9 1y engine is shooting out oil and white smoke from the exhaust after I rev it. Why. I did roll the van 3 times before I transplanted the unit in another van but it still started up like nothing happened before I transplanted it with installing a turbo. |
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?Waldo? Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2006 Posts: 9752 Location: Where?
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Engine Oil Leaking from Muffler |
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If you rolled the van, then copious amounts of oil likely leaked into the exhaust through the turbo seals which are not designed to prevent that. It may just be a matter of running it through several heat cycles to get any residual oil in the exhaust to burn off. |
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