Help w/oil leak on 4kq

[ODIE]

I have a few sujestions-
first is the oil pan bolts at the right turqe and are all the bolts there
second have you tryed replaceing the oil pan gasket
and last try cleaning your engine with a degreaser to see if it is just a
bunch a grime or if it's a leak, if it's a leak you will beable to tell
where it is comeing from a little better

Oh,try one more thing put some news paper under the car and let it idle for
a little bit (untill the fan has cycled two or three times then check for
oil on the news paper
good luck.

-ODIE

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jpinkowish at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Help w/oil leak on 4kq


> Hi Folks,
> I've got this nagging oil leak primarily near the front of the engine
along
> the driver's side(USA) just where the oil pan meets the block.  The whole
> driver's side of the oil pan is coated with oil, and also the first few
> inches of the block(to just past the height of the oil pressure
> switch(sensor?)) above the block/pan interface.
>
> This may sound like an obvious oil pan gasket failure, but here are the
> specifics:
> --no dripping onto the ground when the car sits overnight.
> --pulled the upper cam belt cover and looked down into the the front crank
> seal area.
>   The whole inside area is oil free, and no oil appears on the bottom
outside
> of the
>   lower cam belt cover.  This should mean crank oil seal is OK, yes?
> --regarding the oil on the side of the block: will the air moving through
the
> engine
>   compartment cause this?
> --replaced the TB/water pump 20k miles ago.  Did I not properly tighten a
> bolt
>   somewhere?
> --finally, can the oil pressure switch fail and leak oil?
>
> More data needed?
>
> Look forward to your diagnostic replies.  Thanks.
>
> Jan Pinkowish
> '85 4ksq
> Bristol, CT
>