[s-cars] s-cars] oil pan gasket help

[Aaron]

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A remote possibility might be a leaky HP hydraulic hose.  Its amazing
how messy this can he and not really show much loss at the hydraulic tank.
AT

Wayne Dohnal wrote:

>Brian,
>
>I have the same reaction that Tom did, questioning if the leak is really
>coming from the oil pan gasket.  It's just because I've never in my life
>heard of an oil pan gasket springing a leak if it was properly installed in
>the first place.  I haven't dropped my oil pan so can't help you with that.
>
>What we are suggesting is that maybe the appearance is deceiving and the
>leak is really from the valve cover gasket.  They do have a history of
>springing leaks, especially around the two half-circle plastic plugs on the
>rear of the valve cover.  The oil runs down the back of the engine and
>leaves little or no trace where it actually came from.  The only way I
>traced mine was to clean the area really well then look at it with a mirror
>right after parking it.  After a while the evidence is totally gone.  Kind
>of like the riddle where somebody gets killed by a falling ice block, then
>the evidence melts away and evaporates.  If you do end up changing the valve
>cover gasket, be aware that the threaded pieces that the spark plug cover
>screws go into are also bolts that hold down the center of the valve cover.
>
>Wayne Dohnal
>1994 S4
>
>>I'm looking at the pan that the oil drain plug is in.  I always just
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>called=
> >this an oil pan gasket.  The pan is angled and the side that is furthest
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>>rom the ground is where the leak is.  My concern is what all has to be
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>>ved to drop the pan?  I could not tell what all was connected or
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>>g last night.  I will try to get a better look today but would appreciate
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>>ny hints.  I don't have a Bentley manual yet.
>>Brian leaky 93 S4
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