Re: 106 GTI oil leak(?)

Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:53:00 -0400

Yannis Saridakis wrote:
> Actually, driving conditions in Corfu (very high humidity and temperatures,
> especially during summer, combined with the dusty environment)

What kind of humidity and temp? A 20w50 should be just fine for an
average 105 farenheit 90% humidity on a daily basis. That's how hot
it's been recently around here...

> I'm currently trying to trace the problem, with the Peugeot authorised
> service point in Corfu, avoiding of course to disassemble the car's engine at
> this stage.

What compression are you getting? Is it very close on all
cylinders? Could be a problem with a ring or a valve guide
and that would not nescessarily show in the exhaust, more
particularly if your car is equipped with a catalytic
converter and the exhaust was checked after it and not
before.

Ciao,
Francois Dion