T3 caravelle, water in oil

**gtimk5** · 05-08-2006, 09:35 AM

Got a van in yesterday with about 10 litres of oil/water in it FAs I filled the cooling system it was running out of the sump. Haven't counted the headstuds remaining on it yet but the top end was done 5 years ago. I will inform what I find. Don't think that we have any T3 owners here, have we?
Syncro, do you have one?

**roccodingo** · 06-08-2006, 01:51 PM

I owned a caravelle til mid 2000 ( ex took it as part of the divorce settlement) the engine was always prone to weeping about the head/ cranckase joint.

Definately have to be on the ball with cooling system maintenance ( think it was using G12 ??) and the correct way to bleed the air out of the radiator..check the oil water intercooler BTW...mind you , the volume of water coming thru its likely a stud or the case has corroded thru..

If I still had the vehicle it would likely be running a subaru engine by now..

**gtimk5** · 06-08-2006, 07:19 PM

Yep. Noticed one broken stud yesterday before I locked up. Will investigate further tomorrow> Buggers of motors for that.

**Campaign** · 06-08-2006, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

Don't think that we have any T3 owners here, have we?

WE have one. Why do you ask?

Paul

**gtimk5** · 07-08-2006, 07:14 AM

Just wondering. Don't see many topics on them here, thats all. Cheers!

**Golf Loon** · 07-08-2006, 08:58 AM

Syncro has one too. Where are you Phil?

syncro · 07-08-2006, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Golf Loon

Syncro has one too. Where are you Phil?

Just got back from Valla. Not many Golfs there this year but loads of T3 vans including 9 syncros!

Normally oil in water is from the oil cooler. Corrosion is caused through people putting tap water in or not using G11.

**gtimk5** · 07-08-2006, 07:26 PM

This vehicle has always had G11. It has 1 broken head stud so far. Still to pull it apart but I had other things going on this afternoon. Basically I want to share with you what happens to them and will keep you all informed.

Hey Syncro, bit wet at Valla I hear??? Got any pics?

**MK2 GTI** · 07-08-2006, 09:14 PM

Do you drill the studs out yourself if they snap? We send them down the rd to a drilling place cause there such a B%@# to drill out yaself. I hate pulling out every stud thinking if its gunna snap or not. I reckon T3's are good and reliable cars, my dad has a T3 twin cab ute.