VW Bus Oil Leak, cheap, easy fix??? or not?? 

That is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen someone do for their child. Your the coolest!!

Tiny beetle would make any Disney imagineer jealous. Beautiful work.

Love D’s narration at the end!

The lad is blessed to have a very talented mom

good it was a easy fix that oil leak.that little bug its so cool and nice looking.great job

Well, hate to say it but I called it 😁👍 The go cart turned out amazing, suck great attention to detail as always. He’s a lucky boy having you as his mom!

Good job... that little bug is too cute.. and the wheel spin 😂😂

Great looking VW kart and your son will have a real joy driving it. You have a lot of talent. Enjoy your videos.

Immediately reminded me of Roger Rabbits Car ...Congratulation another job well done !.......The Mothers Day gift was exceptional !

That's so cute at the end of the video!

You are a great Mom. Contortionist and all. Nice find on the oil leak. The engine cleans up great. Can't wait for the next video. Have a great weekend! Jim

Enjoying your knowledge on Volkswagen engines and how you repair things. Can't wait to see more. Oh, like the little bug, you did a great job on it.

Love the little Beetle!

That is a beautiful ride!!!! He is a little happy fellow 😊

Easy fix like you say...good find..👍🇬🇧

What a great toy! He’ll warm up to driving it himself shortly. Right now he can have his cake and eat it too with you as his captured copilot. LOL

Great video Marcie. The little bug is a show piece. Lucky young man. Won't be long before he asks for the keys for the big cars lol. It goes fast believe me.

Great video, I love the work. Thanks so much for sharing!

think you nailed it with the distributor...that should do it. And now you have a clean engine bay and engine!

Bug and baby bug look great

You were right! Never doubt a pro.

Another great video Marci!

Good for u. Congratulations. Can't believe it. Thanks for sharing.

I’m not at all familiar with the VW engines, but it surprises me that so much oil can get passed the o-ring on the distributor body unless there is pressure in the crankcase. . I had that in an old MG engine resulting from pressure a blocked breather.

Nice “Beetlecart”! Maybe replace those transmission mounts, they look a little cracked. Really nice and clean engine bay and cool extinguisher system! Stay safe! Thanks!

Awesome job you did on the Buggy go-cart! I wish I had one like that when I was a child!

I have the feeling that once your boy gains the confidence to drive it on his own you won't be able to prise him out of it. Great job building it.

I know I’m going to catch flack for this, because when I comment I usually say what’s on my mind ha ha Ha. But in my opinion if I had to pull an engine out there are certain things that I would do. Because it’s easy right now since you have the engine out.. I would take the starter down. Starter?… There’s nothing wrong with the starter. Yeah I know, but this is just me. I would take the starter down, take it apart and grease the bushings. And kind of ,..clean the commutator. Then the starter will last longer. Next, anytime I have an engine out. It gets a new rear main seal. This allows you to look at your clutch, throw out bearing and end play also. The cost on a new rear main seal is about six dollars. Not a lot. Also, in my opinion you would have to have 400 pounds of oil pressure in order to get a leak out of your distributor or fuel pump. I don’t know I’m not there. And I can’t see it very well. But in my opinion there’s no way I would put that engine back in without putting new seals on your oil cooler. This particular cooler, of course has two places where it could leak. So there are two sets of seals. Even if you bought a whole new gasket set it would only be about $20. Yes you have to take the intake off. But then it gives you a chance to look at your probably oil soaked intake boots.And put new gaskets between the heads and intake pipes. Peace of mind is what we’re looking for here. At 12:50 I like to use an ordinary pencil to shove into the fuel line. Because crimping with vice grips will tear the line up. At 13:08 while you are in there I would put new transmission mounts in also. It looks like they are original. I bought a new set on rock auto for something like $12. Again, peace of mind. Changing the transmission fluid is easier now too. And it only costs… $20? Just a thought. So... I will stop now sorry..ha ,ha ha I really like the idea of your fire suppression system. That looks like it would work really well. And the miniature Beetle is over the top! Excellent job.

I love to see you VW utubers weening your kids on the hobby. It makes me think our old cars will be on the road for a long time to come. Great build mom!

great memory one of a kind.thanks

Hi Marci, You did accomplish a Great assembling of the VW Bug, Your son will be and are proud of his Mom, the day he is driving this wonderful Vw by himself. It`s were a long process bud the result is just as it should be, Now you can concentrate on the oil leak I hope to get the oil leak repaired and assemble the engine back in the engine compartment.Looking forward to seeing the next video and it`s always a pleasure and joy to follow you.Greetings from HCS,Take care.and stay healthy.

I like the mini bug good job.

The go-kart turned out awesome! And it does burnouts!

Sweet little Beetle

I trying not to be jealous but the directionals are working way better on Mustie than my Fc lol. Glad to see oil leak was an easy fix

The distributor shaft has the seal. Castrol super clean it and put it back. Change your saddle mounts

Great show Marci just keep having fun with it

sure hope you found the leak marci nothing worse than a oil leak i did notice the gearbox mounts are rotten might want to replace those great to see the little man enjoying his car with mumma lol

Great work Marci. Sometimes you just need to pull the engine out and give it a good rub down and it will tell you where it needs attention😀. I think Mr. D will be racing around in his bug in no time BIG THUMBS UP

Love it

That aluminum pulley has been known to leak because the oil sling threads have been machined backwards

Nice little Beetle. It came out real nice. Good eye on spotting the oil leak problem. Most of us probably wouldn't figure it out as quickly. Looking forward to more videos. That bug is so neat. Top soeed?

The little beetle was really great, the burnout proves it. Hopefully the oil leak is fixed with a new sealing.

Hope all is okay with you and your family. Missed seeing your Thursday video post.

You know your VW engine pretty well! From experience, recommend changing the crank pulley... The degree pulleys are okay, but they slow the cooling fan speed. On a bug not such a big deal, but on a heavy bus it can really help. Glad to see that you have the engine set up with full flow oil filter. 👍 Thanks for the video!

i had the same thing on mine. if she comes out that easy its not sealing. i used to allways pull it out and sit in the bus to adjust my points then pop it back in. I had it leak oil like yours did so i put a new o ring on. i have been using the pertronix ignitor for over 20 yrs now(same unit!) so i dont need to adjust the points anymore. they work great but just incase i have another dist. all set up with points and condensor ready to got. what carb are you running a webber?

Thank you for a very informative video. My Bus has the same issue. It is very frustrating. I had not checked the o ring on the distributer. can hardly wait to fix it. Makes a big oil spot where ever I parked it,

Gunk the inside and pressure wash it next time. :) Do what ya can and keep on truckin' fun watch. I got to get in the garage and get going on my project. see ya next time.

After a spin around with my 71 T2, I have an oil drip off the heat exchanger, does not drip when sitting cold.

Good idea cleaning and paint everything . Tho gearbox mounting runners looked cracked? Are you going to renew whilst engine is out ? Love the boys bug , excellent job, I’d easily fit and drive that down the street 😂

Hi Marcie, If you had trouble getting into it, I would have had more trouble. Im 6ft tall, Id still give it a crack. Sure would be fun.

Marcie your little bug looks great! Everything but an airbag! How fast does it go?

Another cheap/easy thing to do is the oil sending unit. If it's not leaking now it will. Good time to replace it.

Now that you have the engine out I would try to clean the intake manifold of the carburetor as those tubes tend to get clogged. Just try inserting some wire in and out to try to clean the interior.

Don’t see a Hoover bit on your oil cooler you might want to invest in one really helps on the cooling of the engine have one on my 67 Beetle.

Glad you found your leak, the mini bug looks 👍,just needs a mini single wheel behind it! Next year a mini double cab, and the year after a mini bus! Got to have some fun! Did you wear your skirt for the occasion today?lol , visited an old girlfriend the other day, she was pulling the heads off her 426 c.i.d. 1969 Dodge Charger, in a string bikini... some things just shouldn’t be!lol

Mine is leaking leaving the same droplets under neath. When I look at the engine is seems to be a mix of oil and water. Any suggestions?

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Is that copper tubing used for brake lines? Or is it. Coated???

Your rear trans mounts look like they need replacing.

better move the birds out now, you won't want to later when theres eggs in the nest. I'm sitting at the picknik table outside my shop now. I often eat breakfast/lunch here. Birds had a nest above it and there was bird poop all over the table and chairs till I hosed it off yesterday.

Change your transmission mounts! they are shot.

View #716 at 2:03 PM on 6/4/20 - NJ...I new it...I hope? 11:31 MPH to cute

That looks to be the culprit.

Call dad!

He's probably gunshy because the miniBug is a bit more valuable than a lawn tractor, and he doesn't want to wreck it. I think I'd hesitate too. Let's hope that O-ring seals the problem for a good while...I hope you bought extra, because if you have to drive 2hrs. one way to get a part, you might want to err on the side of caution.

Well I eat humble pie. Not the pushrod tubes after all, however, I am not there to see it. Going to keep my mouth shut in the future!