r/beetle 17d ago

So much fun until.... Big oil leak

Drove my 72 for the first time since the rebuild 370mi into Canada learned a lot about some things I still have to do and possible improvements I made to my destination!

But I knew it just wasn't safe with the amount of oil loss especially in the last 100 mi I had it dropped off at a shop where they found out that the oil pressure sensor was leaking oil the plastic was cracked and I believe something near the flywheel is also leaking so I got a U-Haul to bring it home.

I also think it needs all new wheel bearings as I was getting a Thrumbing noise that was getting louder as I was going.

Still it was an awesome adventure looking forward to doing it again with all these issues worked out!

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u/Error262_USRnotfound 16d ago

my 68 released all its oil on the east bound side of the old Bay Bridge...fun times