Oil Leak - 1.8T

[Dan DiBiase]

So I've been getting this burning smell from the engine compartment occasionally, and today I figured out that it is an
oil leak onto the cat heat shield - but I can't quite tell what is causing the leak. Here is a series of pictures that attempt to
pinpoint the area -

Wide angle - passenger's side rear corner of engine - at the very bottom of the pic is the heat shield that the drips are hitting -


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/Audi/P5150200.jpg

Closer in -

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/Audi/P5150199.jpg

View of the bolt in my mirror - it's the one on the bottom in the mirror, but actually on top in 'real life' (I cleaned the oil drip off it) -


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/Audi/P5150195.jpg

Out of focus close-up directly with the camera.  -

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/Audi/P5150197.jpg

Since the bolt is mainly parallel to the ground, I am assuming it's not something like a cylinder head bolt. The drip was poised at the
bottom of this bolt. Any idea on where the oil is coming from?


Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA