Anyone have a pulley lock and/or front seal puller I can borrow?

Matt Suffern msuffern at lycos.com
Wed Dec 28 00:38:24 EST 2005


> > Also, I just ordered a new front main seal and oil pump gasket...
> > Gonna try to take care of this front-of-the-engine oil leak once and
> > for all.  I've already replaced the front main seal once.
> 
> Are you reasonably sure they are/might be the problem?  That's a 
> lot of work if they're not.  More likely culprits to check, you 
> ask?  From the easy, cam cover gasket overtorqued, to the pains, 
> like timing belt cover bolts missing/loose (some go into oilways), 
> and if your car has it, the oil temp sender in the bottom of the 
> oil pump is a known leaker.  I even suspect the A/C bracket bolts 
> of being a tiny leak source on one of my cars.
> 
> Have you cleaned everything to you could eat off it and then tried 
> to see where the "fresh" oil is leaking from?
> 
> Just trying to save you trouble... good luck!
> 
> -- Huw Powell

Thanks Huw.  Yes, all of the above.  I've checked everywhere I could--no missing timing belt cover bolts loose, oil temp sender is solid, I've replaced the cam cover gasket (torqued to the correct spec and RTV'd) and I've cleaned off the block and checked.  The oil seems for all the world like it's seeping out from behind the main pulley, running along the oil pan flange and dripping onto the ground.  I took a picture but it's not very helpful:

http://www.mattsuffern.com/audi/leak1.jpg

I've been told that there's a bolt missing or something based on that picture but I've looked and looked and I can't find an spot for a bolt anywhere.  I'm just at my wits ends with this thing.  I'm tired of putting in two quarts a week.

Matt


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