I5 oil pickup gasket

[Huw Powell]

> My oil pump just recently developed a sizeable leak and I am going to
> replace the gasket this weekend.  The bentley shows that you have to
> remove the oil pickup pipe to remove the oil pump.  I cannot find a
> replacement gasket for this pipe without buying a whole set for $50.
> Do I really have to remove this pipe and replace this gasket, and if
> so does anyone have a known source for this piece?

As previously mentioned, I would first look really hard for the source 
of the leak.  1., because the 5 cyl oil pumps and their gaskets aren't 
really known for leaking (everything around them is), and 2. it's a pain 
in the butt.

The gasket you're worried about is, as someone also said, not under 
pressure, so reuse (or homemade) should be fine.  You're also going to 
be undoing the front oil pan bolts, so do you also worry about the oil 
pan gasket?

Look for the leak here: AC bracket bolts, plug or oil temp sender in 
bottom of pump, crank seal in center of oil pump, and higher up, the cam 
seal.

Here are some random photos of the area:

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/windage.htm

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/audi_img.pl?image=images/oilpump1.jpg

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/audi_img.pl?image=images/oilpump2.jpg

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Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

http://www.humanthoughts.org/