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0to60in6min Samba Member
Joined: November 27, 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: OR & CA (Oregon/California)
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:29 am Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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I once had a rock flip up and puncture my oil filter on my 2.1. |
this happened to me too... so I make an oil filter shield...
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 2982 Location: MD
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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I was concerned about that too (missing my Syncro engine protection) so I relocated the oil filter near the taillight/coolant tank. It adds oil capacity and gets the filter higher up. BUT, it means opening the engine cover to remove the filter and then oil spills all over the side engine tin/shield. _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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Love My Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1835
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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0to60in6min wrote: |
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I once had a rock flip up and puncture my oil filter on my 2.1. |
this happened to me too... so I make an oil filter shield...
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After my incident, I made a shield out of a double layer of 1/2'' mesh hardware cloth that I slip over and hold in place with a loop of wire. |
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4580 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:27 am Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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This must be an off road problem, except for Dave and me? |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32432 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4580 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:53 am Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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Certainly was a problem for the last Concorde to leave Paris. Runways are hardly off road. |
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AndyBees Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2008 Posts: 2310 Location: Southeast Kentucky
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:56 am Post subject: Re: I literally BROKE down! |
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In my now mothballed 83 Air-cool, we were many miles up the Dempster Highway in the Yukon, stopped to walk on the Tundra. On the way back to the vehicle I smelled gasoline. Inspection revealed "wet" fuel line between tank and filter. I decided to leave it alone until later.
Well, it seemed to run just fine until we got to Normal, Illinois. Then, the Van began to slow-down to about 35 MPH. I exited at Downs, Illinois ......... nothing but corn fields. I headed toward town, then, low and behold, I saw a shop with VWs, Audi's, etc., sitting outside. Thirty minutes later we were on the road. (that's the short version of the story)
The hose had collapsed restricting fuel flow. I do remember a thump from something I hit on the highway at least two weeks earlier.
Like others have said, I consider it a very rare incident. _________________ '84 Vanagon Tin-top, ALH TDI. 1989 Tin-top
1983 Air-cool, 225k miles, 180k miles mine. Seven trips to Alaska from 1986 thru 2003. |
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