Originally posted by SpliceVW:

3) Tapping sound at low RPMs, goes away at about 2000. Sounds like its coming from lower engine. Just changed the oil, seemed to get better but still there.

4) Hissing/scraping sound, NO CLUE what the hell it is. Quiet but prominent, can only hear it when I'm driving next to a car or wall. Non-existant at idle, revving engine with clutch pedal down still causes the sound so its not the bad clutch/flywheel.

5) Excessive oil in intake. Not coming from the engine. No ideas.




Q#3 Did you torque the Crank dampener bolt correctly? If not that is the timming sprocket/dampener spining back and forth on the crank. Not good. It could also be one of the accesories or pulleys not being on tight enough or mis-aliagned.

Q#4 possible vacuum sound (did not seal the gasket around the oil pan correctly?) or blow by (which I am kind of leaning towards.)

Q#5 If it is not coming from the motor, where is it comming from? I am thinking with #4 being blow by, you are getting too much pressure in the manifold causing oil to enter the intake via PCV.

That is the only thing I can think of off the top of my head. I know it was not much help, but something to look at.

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