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by timnutt
Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:29 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Turbo Oil Pipe Gaskets/washers
Replies: 2
Views: 1518

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Turbo Oil Pipe Gaskets/washers

UV dye to find an oil leak? you added some dye to your oil? oil leaks are obvious enough without that. Yes, yes, and Oil leaks are not always obvious, especially when the oil leak is hidden. Anyway for me it helped a lot. Anyhow not much to the gaskets if they are the right shape then chances are t...
by timnutt
Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Turbo Oil Pipe Gaskets/washers
Replies: 2
Views: 1518

[Mk2] [Turbo] Turbo Oil Pipe Gaskets/washers

Hi My Mk2 Turbo developed an oil leak. With the help of some UV dye I tracked it down to where the turbo oil pipe meets the engine block. A pain to get to, but I manage remove the bolt and remove the old gaskets. The gaskets were clearly the wrong ones, perished rubber. Getting the new metal gasket ...

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