1.8T Oil(?) Leak

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

Park on some clean cardboard to identify the leaks.  The factory coolant
(G12) leaves a whitish pink crusty residue when it dries, so if it's a
coolant leak, then there should be a tell-tale sign at the leak's location
on the engine.  Coolant gaskets at the turbo is a common leak spot... look
there first.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a slight leak from my car, and I believe I have finally narrowed
> down the general area, although the access to
> that area is basically none. Standing in front of the car looking at the
> engine, it is in the left-rear upper side, but it's
> impossible to tell where it is coming from. Are there any hoses that might
> be carrying engine oil in that area? I am
> frankly not 100% sure that it is engine oil, as once it's on the driveway
> all fluids seem to be alike - and there is not a
> large amount, maybe 5 - 7 drops after the car has been sitting for 15
> minutes or so. I have, however, had to top up
> the coolant a couple of times since the beginning of the year, so perhaps
> it is that.
>
> Any ideas? Are head gaskets known to be a problem area on these engines?
>
> The car has just over 90k miles.
>
>  Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
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