Re: Oil in my intake...

["David Williams" <David.A.Williams@btinternet.com>]

I've got a 1994 Jetta VR6 ( UK Vento ) and I don't seem to have any oily
mess as you've described. My car has covered 35K miles and feels ready to
run.

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> From: David Anderson <anderson@msai.mea.com>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Oil in my intake...
> Date: 01 April 1997 17:05
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've got a '95 GLX, w/ 40k miles on it.  For most of its life, when I
examine
> and clean up things under the hood, I've noticed a lot of oil on the
bottom
> side of the air intake, where it connects to the throttle body,
especially on
> the bottom side of the crankcase ventilation tube where it connects to
the air
> intake.  It's so excessive that it even drips down onto my exhaust
manifold,
> and now there's a big spot of burned oil on that.
> 
> I was just wondering if anyone has seen something similar in their car. 
I seem
> to remember someone asking this question about their VR6 Corrado a year
or so
> ago in EUROPEAN CAR.  My car runs fine, and still feels strong after 40k
miles.
>  I just wonder about the oily mess...
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Dave
> anderson@msai.mea.com