.. leak ?

[Golf-Sam]

Hi guys ,
so i popped my hood today to have a look at the engine and check for oil n all .. and i noticed some oil on the front of the engine .. there is some on the part on top of the oil filter .. but the oil filter is clean .. i took some pictures to show you what i got ..

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i had the car serviced 2 months ago .. and i dont use it much cuz i walk to uni ..

just let me know what you think ..

thanks !!

[gldgti]

Hey mate,

to me it looks like the oil is coming out of the block breather connection.... but on your engine that big plastic part also looks like it has something else in it....

its very likely that breather connection has an o-ring seal onto the engine block. perhaps its old and is letting oil vapour past.

[ffoff]

As gldgti said check the breather pipe, if it's cracked or broken anywhere it'll let oil out. Same thing happened to me and it made a mess.

The only problem is anywhere in aus wants a good $150 for the pipe. I just made one from 3/4 inch copper pipe. Best bet is to try overseas for the pipe.

[Golf-Sam]

holy crap ! thanks fellas !! i'll get on it !!

[ozzypole]

Same here. $146 from local V Dub dealer, $47 from ebay usa, to my door! Just take the part number from your old one and google a replacement.

[Golf-Sam]

alright , so i cleaned my engine today and im waiting for it to leak so i can pin-point it .. i'll update you guys .. thanks for the info .. i'd be lost and freaked out without ya !

[Golf-Sam]

guys after i washed the engine .. it stayed clean for a while then after i drove from Canberra to Newcastle about 7 hours .. i started to notice the place of the leak .. the breather pipe is fine .. it seems to be coming out of the part that's attached to the oil filter .. what the heck ?

[ryana89]

seems to be coming out of the part that's attached to the oil filter

Between the oil filter and the oil filter housing/holder?
Or between the oil filter housing/holder and the block?

"In Volkswagens we trust, oil leaks and rust"

[Golf-Sam]

it's really hard to tell .. how much am i looking at either way ?

[rayray086]

Could be where the oil cooler attaches on to the oil filter housing/holder? I know it's just a rubber gasket between the two, and when I changed mine out I found it was stiff as...

[ryana89]

Could be where the oil cooler attaches on to the oil filter housing/holder? I know it's just a rubber gasket between the two, and when I changed mine out I found it was stiff as...

Sorry, but do MK3 CL's use an external oil cooler?
I dont think Sam has one on his/her car from the picture's

how much am i looking at either way ?

Ummm, a new oil filter or replace the gasket between the block and oil holder housing.

It'd take you all of 20 minutes to replace the oil filter (oil too naturally), if the leak stops, hooray, if not, well you know where it's coming from then.

[Golf-Sam]

oh boy ! the timing couldn't be better .. ill have to get into it after the exams ... maaaaan ! thanks a lot , priceless info

[mattross]

is they any oil looking sludge in the coolant bubble, might be the seal between the oil cooler and the oil filter

[mattross]

is they any oil looking sludge in the coolant bubble, might be the seal between the oil cooler and the oil filter,

[Golf-Sam]

looked at the coolant bubble .. i stuck my hand in the bubble .. i couldnt feel oil in the water .. although now that you mentioned it .. the color of the water is not clear ..

I have been losing coolant in the past few weeks ...

please dont say it's my head gasket . .