SimonW

Thanks for the replies. Setting off the magnesium with a welder would be an impressive end to the truck! I'll use the plastic metal fix to plug the hole. I was worried it might be a breather but thinking again all it could do is let oil in from my bleeding engine. Next job, find all the oil leaks front of the flywheel! Cheers, Simon

Hi all, I have been overhauling my 1994 TDI300 90 and found a possible problem whilst cleaning the sludge left from a leaking rear crankshaft oil seal. The alloy casting on the engine has a 1cm hole around half way up on the right hand side. Is this normal or has there been some damage caused at some time? The first picture shows the whole casting, the second a close up of the hole (not easy to see - between the stud and bolt). I did find some 'spare' shims in the flywheel housing when I removed the flywheel. I think they came from a previous starter. Had the car a couple of months now and from previous receipts can see the starter was changed last year. Simon