VW T5 Too much oil

[Ton-up]

Filling with too much oil will smash that ‘sump baffle’.

 

[m_c]

This is what it looks like. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112480545235

No. 21 below. VW calls it a 'surge lock' for some reason. Maybe translation.

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It's a terminology thing.
It 'locks' oil surges* below crankshaft level.

*Surges in this context is basically the oil sloshing around due to G-forces aka braking/cornering.
And it's not really a baffle as such, as it doesn't restrict sloshing, it simply stops the sloshes from going upwards and being hit by the crankshaft.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Thanks all, it was indeed the baffle or surge lock, it might cure things with a new one and a good clean up...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Those baffles were hard to find, even in a main dealer. Some engine places, localy to me use to keep spares.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Guessing there are/were metal tags on that thing?

Yes i think where the bolts went through, it explains the bits of metal.