1.8 8v nom nom nomming oil

[sports racer]

That's petrol you're throwing away, looks like you need a new gasket.

Keep the problems coming, I love giving advice to someone else and not have to fix it myself.

The good thing is these are all little problems which just need a little bit of time to fix. In the meantime you're learing how to do things yourself and steadily building a better car.

Cheers

Paul

[Vinda76]

Could be 2 leaks, is it my phone or is there a green tinge to the fluid behind the dizzy? Definitely petrol on the left as previously stated.
Gav

[Mk1DUB]

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU, gasket for fuel pump?

Is that just a matter of "Unbolt pump and pull up, remove old gasket, put on new one, insert pump and bolt in"???

I'll leave it here for now so this thread doesn't leave the scope of what it was created to achieve (solving my oil issues).

I will install a catch can, do an oil swap and check the levels in the catch can after a few good drives. If it's filling up, then I know that I have a blow-by problem and will start looking at valve adjustments/stem seals.

I'll look in to adjusting the float level on the 32/36 and do some googling on how to install a fuel filter and a fuel pump gasket (or whichever gasket you think I need to investigate).

Cheers.

[Vinda76]

It maybe worth monitoring the oil more frequently, say every drive and trying very to measure oil usage against km travelled as it may give give clues as to cause. I think dipstick high to low is 1 litre, this can also be compared to the catch tank to see if this is the only cause.
Gav

[dubstar]

Fuel pump gasket is easy. 2 bolts, pull out, replace gasket

[Mk1DUB]

anyone know where to order one? google/ebay with '1.8 8v vw fuel pump gasket' or along those lines has shown no success

[dubstar]

Vw or hansautoparts.com

[sports racer]

Or you could buy a sheet of gasket paper and cut it out yourself. That's the old way but still works.

I'm sure you'll find lots of other gaskets that will need replacing.

[Mk1DUB]

you can do that!? makes sense when you think about it, it's just cardboard type material anyway... right?

I assume that's just a matter of getting a mockup/template from the fuel pump once it's off the car.. cut the sheet using a stanley knife.. bob's your uncle and I have a new gasket

Any advice on removing the pump? do I need to remove pressure from the lines before touching the pump or the fuel filter?

Cheers

[Mk1DUB]

but what about the thickness of the gasket? Isn't that a big concern and could cause serious issues if I used the same gasket material throughout the engine? I mean, it's possibly ok for the fuel pump but I'd be worried about stuffing something up if I were making gaskets for the head or anything else really haha.

[Mk1DUB]

Oh wow, I just found out that the fuel pump uses an O-ring, not a gasket. Finally managed to figure out why I couldn't find the gasket hahaha.

Fuel pump with O-ring from hansautoparts.com $13 VW Audi Mechanical Fuel Pump -77 Dasher -78 Rabbit -78 Scirocco 73-78 Fox 026127025A

[sports racer]

Why are you looking up parts for pre 80's cars when your motor is from a later period?

You don't need to remove pressure from the fuel lines when taking the pump off. The line between the pump and the carby is only pressurised when the pump is working. There will be some residual pressure immediately after the engine is turned off but not much and not for long.

Cheers

Paul

[dubstar]

Why are you looking up parts for pre 80's cars when your motor is from a later period?

Because the carb fuel pumps on the 1.6/1.8 are the same all the way through. Stop confusing the poor guy.

[Mk1DUB]

I need an adapter to fit the catch can onto the engine, so that'll happen tomorrow. For now I have done the fuel/oil filters and replaced the oil. I took it for a drive and noticed a patch after parking it. I had only finger tightened the sump plug.. would oil still leak in that case? Just making sure there isn't actually a leak and it was just my stupidity.. but I will check later to confirm for myself.

Otherwise, I think the fuel pump gasket has had it and also the gasket for either the oil filter mount or the distrubtor. There is definately some oil leakage around that area and I haven't figured out which of the two it is just yet. The base of the dizzy is oily and sludgy... and there is pooled oil around that area after every drive (not heaps but enough to have fresh pools after a drive). Does the distributor use a similar gasket to the fuel pump or none at all?

Cheers.

[Bamish1000]

Did you use a new copper washer on the sump plug? Tighten to around 30nm from memory.