Mysterious oil leakage? 87 5ktq

Fred Munro munrof at sympatico.ca
Tue Feb 6 20:33:08 EST 2001


Jason;

Check for tranny oil leaking from the right axle drive flange on to the
exhaust pipe.

Fred Munro
'94 S4  122k km

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason" <type44_5k at yahoo.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: Mysterious oil leakage? 87 5ktq


>
> I have no idea where it's coming from.  Maybe someone
> has had experience with this.  Fire up the ol' Audi,
> drive it around for about 15 mins or so, then I start
> to smell a light scent of burning oil.  Open up the
> hood, and I can see a tiny cloud coming from the rear
> of the engine, and also between the air box and the
> block.  Here are the things I have already checked
> out:
>
> 1) Valve cover gasket- replaced it twice, didn't stop
> the problem.
> 2) H/P oil lines.  I hose clamped all of the famed
> crimped connections.  Cannot find any leaking from
> them.
> Right now I am at a loss.  I'm driving an 86 4KS until
> a solution to the problem can be found.  Can anyone
> help me?  Thanks a million.
>
> Jason
>
> Still the proud owner of an 87 5KTQ- 280K strong
>
>
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