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Wilfred
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Well, I found an error.
I had a bit of an oil leak. Couldn't really find out where it came from.
But then yesterday, I crawled under the bus, immediately after a 30 km drive. I noticed a trail going up along the gearbox....
tight spot, but took some pics to try if I could see something:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fX3Ya39e227f30IuNuc9gTdb8c-4g-bTLXRnGHrEMSw=w1632-h918-no
Pic if what is now the top of the gearbox. The green cap is used to cover the breather hole, which is drilled in the old draining plug.
Unfortunately, I made the breather way to big, so oil is splashing out. I really underestimated how much splatter there would be. you can see the oil between the ribs of the box.
luckily, this is a simple fix. I just have to alter the breather hole. Think I am gonne use a small hose.
glad I found out now, it could ruin the gearbox. I am also gonna ad some gearbox oil. think I may have lost a couple dL.
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splitbusvanatic
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| splitbusvanatic wrote: | Great update.
You must be smiling from ear to ear.
What length of pipe did you use for your gearbox oil breather ? And did you put a catch tank on it or just mount it really high ?
Thanks.
Congratulations again by the way. |
Maybe I should have made it more clear that the gearbox oil is a problem on the flipped box, good job on the pipe and catch tank you have made. I also Like the idea for the steering pump replacement. |
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Haha, don't worry mate. This forum has been a great help.
But indeed, from your remark I didn't get that the a leaky breather was actually a common problem when you use the drain plug for a breather.
last week I googled something like 'flipped box passat gearbox oil breather' and ended up on the brickyard where there is topic about this. That is also where I got the Brillo idea (the steel in the filter).
I think, if I would do it again, I would look at the internals of the gearbox and drill a small hole in a spot where there are no gears turning really fast and pushing oil out.
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skirk
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Glad you are getting sorted. Have you wired up your reverse lights to the wiring on the gearbox ? Can't seem to get mine working. |
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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No, haven't tried yet.
I just figured out yesterday those wires were leaning on my exhaust... burned a bit now :-)
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:44 am Post subject: |
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One thing that can happen when you install a TDI, is that your turbo might fail...
on the way to Italy...
which means you have to be towed home cause you loose faith in the van very quick...
and instead you have to book a last minute to the Greek island Rhodos, which was wonderful!
pics of the bad turbo. Did I just have bad luck that it happened to fail on this particular moment, or dit I do something that caused the turbo to fail...
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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oh, and this is the sound a turbo can make before it dies:
VIDEO
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easy-does-it
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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If you'd have read my thread you'd have known about the breather, talked about it ages ago...  ..
Gutted for ya dude  .. where abouts in Italy were you headed for?
We just got back from near Jesolo ( about 40km from Venice..
Hope you get it sorted soon
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:47 am Post subject: |
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haha no worries, I did read about the breather. But I can't find a solution here. And I thought it wouldn't be a big problem. But it is.
On the faulty turbo... I had a feeling it wat failing, that is also why I made the film when it made a different noise. BUt still we decided to go to italy.
We choose the route so we would pass my parents, about an hour from my house. It popped 20 km before their house, so was an easy tow and I tucked it away so we could go to greece.
Don't feel gutted for me, spending my time in lovely weahter on a white sandy beach! I had the best holiday!
Searching for a replacement turbo now. Going for the 130 or 150 bhp version!
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Wilfred
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Fitted new turbo today and the TDI engine runs like never before!
Ticking up the miles again!
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