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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: The Mad Hatter on October 01, 2009, 03:28:37 pm

Title: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: The Mad Hatter on October 01, 2009, 03:28:37 pm: Hello all! Once again the VW is leaking. I'm not sure what this valve is, but it leaks from behind the nut. I tried jacking it down, but that made the leak worse. What is this valve and how can i fix the leak? Is there a gasket behind it? Picture below of the valve (shiny valve in middle with screw). Thanks for any help! I gotta get this back on the road asap!

(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s297/rapscallion_83/IMG00022-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: The Mad Hatter on October 02, 2009, 07:50:08 am: Yes, that's exactly what i'm talking about. Sorry, i don't know much about these things! Thanks for the info, i'm guessing that o-ring is gone bad.
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: smutts on October 06, 2009, 02:03:24 pm: Just in case you didn't count right, have something to suffocate the engine in case it runs away. ;D
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: zukgod1 on October 06, 2009, 02:57:39 pm: Quote from: smutts on October 06, 2009, 02:03:24 pm
Just in case you didn't count right, have something to suffocate the engine in case it runs away. ;D

Do not use your hand!! :-X
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: truckinwagen on October 06, 2009, 04:06:29 pm: surely turning the ignition off would do the same?
as long as it is just injecting too much fuel(because the screw was turned in too far) and not actually running away on oil

-Owen
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: smutts on October 07, 2009, 02:40:04 pm: Quote
surely turning the ignition off would do the same?

Ah! Right you are, where is the embarrassed smiley? ;D
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: Vincent Waldon on October 07, 2009, 03:33:34 pm: Quote from: smutts on October 07, 2009, 02:40:04 pm
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surely turning the ignition off would do the same?

Ah! Right you are, where is the embarrassed smiley? ;D

:-[ :-[ :-[

;)
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: SolarSteve on October 07, 2009, 08:13:37 pm: Quote from: zukgod1 on October 06, 2009, 02:57:39 pm
Quote from: smutts on October 06, 2009, 02:03:24 pm
Just in case you didn't count right, have something to suffocate the engine in case it runs away. ;D

Do not use your hand!! :-X

What, exactly, will happen to your hand IF you did try to suffocate the engine with it?

Has anyone tried this before or is it just a "I don't think it would feel too good" kind of thing?!
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: maxfax on October 08, 2009, 07:34:13 pm: Granted a vw probably doesn;t have quite the suction, but it wasn;t pretty what a 371 jimmy does to the yellow pages...
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: rabbitman on October 08, 2009, 08:43:30 pm: Quote from: SolarSteve on October 07, 2009, 08:13:37 pm
Quote from: zukgod1 on October 06, 2009, 02:57:39 pm
Quote from: smutts on October 06, 2009, 02:03:24 pm
Just in case you didn't count right, have something to suffocate the engine in case it runs away. ;D

Do not use your hand!! :-X

What, exactly, will happen to your hand IF you did try to suffocate the engine with it?

Has anyone tried this before or is it just a "I don't think it would feel too good" kind of thing?!

I heard of a guy that tried to kill a ran away detroit diesel by sitting on the intake, killed 'im instead........ :o
Title: Re: Leak from injection pump! How to fix?
Post by: macka on October 09, 2009, 07:47:38 am: before you yank the bolt, mark the threads with paint. Then you only have to twist it down to where the paint starts and fine tune it from there. ;)