cookstar 0 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I picked up my MK2 with a VR6 conversion today, it has had an oil leak for some time which was patched up, but has now begun leaking again pretty badly. It's the round part in the centre of the orange circle. You can just see this through the far side wheel arch. Does anyone know what this part is, why it is leaking and if its possible to fix it with the engine still in. Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Welcome to the forum!It looks like 1 of the dowels that align the plate that holds 1 of the crankshaft seals. The plate doesn't have a seal, but you'll need to use some sort of instant gasket, like the blue or red hermatite seal stuff you can get. Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 welcome mate.nice one paul. that oil leak us completely new to me. Link to post Share on other sites
BenVictors 1 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Pretty sure that is one of the oil gallery plugs, theres another, slightly larger one, just under the coolant pulley. The larger one is the one ive just had to replace.They are pence from the stealers but an absolute bar steward to replace. They are basically a steel cap that push fits into the block, im guessing its only leaking under pressure, i.e when the engine is on?? Link to post Share on other sites
cookstar 0 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 It was indeed an oil gallery plug, 71p from the dealer and an hours labour to fix. Happy days. Thanks for any help. Link to post Share on other sites
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