Oil leak from oil filter

[savethebluths.org]

I had heard about the Fram leaks for a while now but have never once had one leak, a few days ago I drove out of the driveway and saw a drip trail, I got out of the car and saw it was oil. I assumed it was the filter since it was obviously a slow drip that polled somewhere and when I drove away it spilled. Im changing the oil today and I see oil spashed all over the filter area and whatnot. I had to buy a Fram since thats all I could find for now but is their any other thing that could be wrong with it?

I always lube the filter up before installation and whatnot.

[gforce1108]

I've seen an old oring stick in place and cause large leaks (should be immediate on first start-up) and filters that are loose cause smaller leaks that show up slowly.

The oil cooler can also leak where it attaches to the block - there is an oring similar to the filter oring up there. On some VWs there is a nut on the threaded portion that the filter screws into (I'm not that familiar with the 2.0). This tightens the cooler up against the block. They can loosen up over time and start leaking. This was leaking on my beetle and my Audi.

[savethebluths.org]

Well I changed the oil and the filter and it seems to still be leaking ever so slightly, is the place that the oil filter screws into something I can replace or something that typically needs replacing?

[gforce1108]

The oil cooler usually lasts the life of the vehicle, but it can be replaced. You can also pull it to clean or replace the oring between it and the engine. There should be two small coolant lines attached to the cooler. If there is enough room, you might be able to pull the cooler out far enough to get to the oring without removing the hoses. There should be one decent sized nut holding it to the threaded portion that the filter screws onto.

Another thing to check is any oil pressure sensors in that area. I've seen them split and spray oil at higher RPMs only.

[Beckweed]

My boyfriend replaced the oil cooler o-ring on Buggles last weekend. My o-ring was dry wrought and would shrink up once it got cold and leak slightly. It appeared to be a fairly easy job for him. He used the vice grip method so he didn't need to disconnet any coolant hoses. The o-ring was about $3 at the stealership and has these 2 little tabs that line up on the cooler. I found directions on the vortex (a lot of info about this over there). It appears to have fixed my problem

[cjspack]

Just had to replace the oil cooler gasket (rubber) on my '99 2.0. It started leaking like a sieve, suddenly. (The parts guy at VW said he sells about two gaskets a day when it gets real cold outside.) The job was relatively easy but I did disconnect the two hoses coming from the cooler (it made it an easier job) and propped them upright behind another hose to keep them from leaking out any coolant.