A4 Avant spewing oil

[Bares, Vittorio]

Hi List:

 

Today the A4 Avant started spilling oil like it was going out of style,
which I suppose in the big picture it is.

 

Followed my wifes oil trail to where she was parked xmas shopping, about
2.5 miles from home. Drip started in the driveway...

 

We put oil in it and drove home. Looks like its coming from around the
oil cooler - not the filter. I cleaned the oil and ran the car - oil is
definitely coming from north of the filter.

 

Its been bad cold up here in NE the last week.

 

Any experience in terms of common failures around this - what should I
expect to find when I start taking it apart?

 

Thanks,

 

Vittorio -