Biggazvr6 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Does anyone know what the plastic housing is to the right of the oil filter as you lookat the block? Also is it sealed with an o ring as mines leaking. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 that is the oil cooler and yeah its sealed buy two rubber o rings one between the cap and the cooler and one between the cooler and the block ...... Link to post Share on other sites
Biggazvr6 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Is there a reason for it leaking other than the o rings gone or could it be more serious? Can you buy the o rings separate or are they only available with the cooler? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 prob just the o rings leaking and yeah you can get the o rings on there own from vw or tps ...... Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Plastic housing to the right of oil filter cant be oil cooler tho as thats above it as you look at it....and is metal Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 fair point unless this one has a plastic cap ??!! is it leaking oil or coolant ????? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yep just looked at mine and yes black plastic cap Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 thank god for that thought i was going mad !!!! lol not seen a VR engine in bit for quite a while ..... lol Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Not played with a VR engine myself for at least 2 yrs lol Link to post Share on other sites
Biggazvr6 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Just oil running out of the cap. I may just need torqing up but didn't want to mess with it untill I knew wether or not it was a time bomb waiting to explode! Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 should just be a big o ring mate .... Link to post Share on other sites
Biggazvr6 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Cool. Easy fix then! Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 ive just nipped it up a bit before Link to post Share on other sites
Biggazvr6 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Think I'll check if it's at correct torque now n wait till next oil change to do the seals. Link to post Share on other sites
Caddyslammed 16 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?109576.0bit of info here, from when i last did the seals, my pic links are borked though... Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 0 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Mine was leaking up untill Saturday. I bought both front and back seals but only changed the front one. Seems to have stopped the leak now. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 The back deal is a bugger to do, you have to make sure the mating face is clean otherwise it might not seal up properly, and there's very little space to do this. It is possible though, a spray can of isopropyl alcohol with a straw for accuracy helped me with mine Link to post Share on other sites
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