90Q V6 oil leak question

[Ti Kan]

Al Powell writes:
> Hey friends, I'm about ready to embark on my first mechanical adventure with
> my wife's new toy, a 1993 90Q.  VERY nice car, and she's loving the V6-5
> speed combination.
> 
> However, it's leaking oil like a fiend and it appears to be coming from the
> valley pan under the intake manifold. I'm going to try to pinpoint the leak
> as well as possible, but it's really buried.  I expect to have to pull the
> intake manifold to get at the source.
> 
> Any comments or BTDT's? On a 'Murrican V-8 this would be easy, but I'm
> always concerned about hidden gotchas on Audis.

Sounds like valve cover gasket.  This is a known problem with the
early 12V 2.8 V6s.  Sorry, no btdt, but a Bentley manual would be your
friend, methinks.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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