[s-cars] Dead gaskets

[colin gans]

tblack wrote:

> The most likely leak will be from the cam-cover gasket, very common as the
> gasket hardens from heat cycling. Easy job; takes less than an hour to
> complete. Cost less than $50US for the gasket set
> Your plug wells are probably partly full of oil.


Well this is timely. My wife was driving our S4
yesterday when the car began stumbling and
belching foul exhaust.  She correctly pulled over,
called me and we had it towed home. I haven't yet
had a chance to inspect it closely.

The car is due for an oil change anyway. Anything
else I should tackle this weekend?

Colin Gans
93 S4


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Tanimura" <Richard at Tanimuras.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:42 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] Dead gaskets
>
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>
>>I think my head gaskets are shot. There are oil stains running from where
>>the gaskets are. Is this a shade tree kinda job I do over a weekend? Any
>>gottcha's I want to be aware of? I've never done this before.
>>