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60vwnewengland
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 Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: '85 Cabriolet oil pan seal question |
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i want to put a new seal on the oil pan on my '85 Cabriolet because it's leaking some oil. any tips?
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bvolks
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When I did mine I bought a 10 mm universal/ flex socket to get at the bolts on the tranny side. I bought a 3/8 drive one and it barely fit. I'd recommend one in 1/4 inch. The only other thing I recommend is to retighten the bolts after a few days. When I checked mine a week or so later (after finding an oil puddle on the ground) they were all loose.
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60vwnewengland
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should i use some thred lock?
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If you can spend a little extra money and the car isn't going to get lowered go ahead and put the oil pan, gasket, and bolts from a '90-'93 2.0L Passat...it'll give you an extra 3/4qt capacity. Don't use threadlock.
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60vwnewengland
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| cub wrote: |
| If you can spend a little extra money and the car isn't going to get lowered go ahead and put the oil pan, gasket, and bolts from a '90-'93 2.0L Passat...it'll give you an extra 3/4qt capacity. Don't use threadlock. |
that will fit on my 8v?
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cub
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The one you posted is the cheapo version. The Passat 2.0L 16V oilpan gasket is alot thicker (probably close to 1/2" or a little thicker) and has a piece of aluminum sandwiched between two pieces of rubber. Also just making sure you have the larger 5qt(4.7) oilpan. I did a 16V conversion on my '77 and used larger pan and gasket will both raise oil capacity but also aid in engine cooling and longevity. My engine is from a '93 Passat but all pans/gaskets are the same from '75-'98-ish.
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| cub wrote: |
| The one you posted is the cheapo version. The Passat 2.0L 16V oilpan gasket is alot thicker (probably close to 1/2" or a little thicker) and has a piece of aluminum sandwiched between two pieces of rubber. Also just making sure you have the larger 5qt(4.7) oilpan. I did a 16V conversion on my '77 and used larger pan and gasket will both raise oil capacity but also aid in engine cooling and longevity. My engine is from a '93 Passat but all pans/gaskets are the same from '75-'98-ish. |
do you have any links to pages that have these parts?
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