[s-cars] oil leak onto cat

[jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com]

Thanks, that makes it pretty clear.  I will crawl under the car and find out
exactly where it is coming from.  It may be something I can live with for
awhile.  Or it may be the beginning of that whispering noise
(6speed....6speed....6speed).
Thanks to all,
Jim Klein

Mark Turczyn wrote:

> At 12:51 PM -0800 12/2/02, jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com wrote:
> >Hello,
> >After travelling longer distances (say, over an hour on the freeway), I
> >am noticing that on occasion I get a burning oil aroma and a little bit
> >of smoke after I shut the engine off.  Upon further investigation, it
> >appears that a few drops of oil are being dropped onto the passenger
> >side catalytic converter.  While reading the current Audi Driver
> >magazine, it appears that the S8 has a problem wherein the rear seal in
> >the transmission leaks a bit onto the cat once the car is completely up
> >to temperature, which appears to be the same issue that I am having.
> >That article states that it is not that big of a deal to fix (2-3
> >hours).  Is it the same/similar in our cars?  Anybody BTDT?  Or could it
> >be somtheing totally different?
> >Thanks,
> >Jim Klein
> >95.5 S6Avant
> >93 S4
> >
>
> Jim-
>
> I had the same happen to my Avant two years ago.  Turned out to be
> the driveshaft seal - the drive shaft that goes back to the rear
> diff,  You needed some special tools I did not have so I took
> advantage of my extended warranty and still had to pay since the
> dealer booked hours that the companay would not cover.  It was not a
> two hour job since you have to remove the piece that holds the
> seal-press it out then press in a new seal- it is all explained very
> well in the factory manual.
>
> I did not want to take it to a dealer but none of the local Audi
> shops in the area had the tools or the inclination to do the work.
> Sounds like they felt they really needed the tools to do the work
> correctly.  So the bottom line is that I think it may be straight
> forward to do but unless you have the tools it is not cost affective.
>
> I wish I could tell you more since I am one to  do all the work
> myself including my timing belt and RS2 conversion so I am somewhat
> handy with tools.  It would be a job that a lift would really be an
> advantage.  I know I will end up doing my clutch on jack stands but
> since I had three weeks of warranty left I used it so I cannot give
> you a blow by blow on how easy it really is.
>
> Look through a repair manual and then call around for prices but the
> dealer got $1600 for the job- sort like a clutch job but he did not
> even drop the transmission.  I would think a local Audi guy if he has
> the tools may do it for half.
> --
> Mark Turczyn