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Offline daiwobbly

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leak by dizzy
« on: 17 September 2007, 22:20 »
fluid leak at bottom of dizzy looks like coolant taste like sh!t and feels greasy not losing any water or oil any idea what it is please  94 2 ltr gti 8 valve :undecided:
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Offline BobbyT

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Re: leak by dizzy
« Reply #1 on: 18 September 2007, 00:07 »
i would have thought oil from that area!  :undecided: might only be a small amount that you dont really notice!
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Re: leak by dizzy
« Reply #2 on: 18 September 2007, 05:24 »
is there an o ring on the bottom of the dizzy
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Re: leak by dizzy
« Reply #3 on: 18 September 2007, 09:59 »
I'n my haynes it says there is but it's a mk2 book not mk3 but I would have thought something like that was pretty consistent...I'm only guessing tho  :undecided:
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Re: leak by dizzy
« Reply #4 on: 19 September 2007, 17:17 »
Yea you will probably find it is oil,  Not much else it could be, and its quite possible its just the seals are worn out a bit.   

if its a very small amount, and not splatting about or causing a puddle i would leave it.
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Re: leak by dizzy
« Reply #5 on: 19 September 2007, 17:30 »
thankyou just done 1000 mile round trip and there is no oil loss or water loss just the bit by the dizzy :smiley:
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