Matt, I recently noticed that my PCV valve was oily on the bottom side. I then atttempted to remove the valve and in the process vrok the rubber section that it attached to the nipple sticking out of the valve cover. What next? Replace the broken valvel. i attempted to find a used one to no avail. Next I called the dealer. To replace the valve i had to buy a 4 piece assembly that ran about $200. Ouch! This leaky/old valve ended up being the cause of the oil in my intake area like your problem. The new valve has a stiffer material other than rubber like the orignal. Now, yours might already have this new version of the valve as my car is a 95 and yours is a 98. Check out the first section of hose that connects your valve to the valve cover. If it is rubber, it might be leaking and also be letting oil bypass the valve ino the air intake.
Please reply with your results of your investigation.....
Take care......Pete....
95 Red Jetta GLX, 68k miles
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 11:10:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matt Zajac <mzaj99@yahoo.com>
Subject: Oil burning VR6 ?
Hi Folks
Couple of months ago I switched to Mobil 1 sybtetic
oil, ever since this moment my VR6 was burning one
quart of it every thousand miles (average) I found
that a lot of oil gets into my intake right before
throttle body where valvetrain cover vent is
connected.
When I swiched back to dino 10W30 Castrol, oil burning
problem stopped. Do you guys have any kind of
experiences with this sort of problem?
Any remedies?
Thanks in advance.
Matt Z.
'98 Jetts TRed