why does my 1975 beetle have rising engine oil levels as it is driven
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Asked by williso Mar 19, 2013 at 04:13 PM about the 1975 Volkswagen Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The beetle runs good and starts good except the oil on the dip stick shows more than full in a short time of driving.

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James answered 11 years ago

rising,hey call ripley this is maby good,or its getting loaded with gasoline,is it thin?,vapors from breather evaporating what it can,watch it contamentated lubrication

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williso answered 11 years ago

Williso here with an up-dated report---the oil is thin and is smelling with gas---how could gas be getting into the oil????

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James answered 11 years ago

if carbureted engine ,leaking flote in bowl overflowing down throte of carb,,mostly during idle causing rough running,,,,injected engine leaky injectors usally at shutdown

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