[s-cars] Help with problem oil leak - long

[mlp]

Just had a leak that sounds like (in terms of volume & pressure related)
fixed on the Avant.  Turned out to be a defective (either the part or the
install, as its a new engine) oil pump gasket.  A $1.50 part that takes ?
something like 5+ hours to R&R.  

BTW, I just returned from the Glacier Lakes Spring Audi Club Driving Event
kick off at Mid America Motorplex.  There were two (2) UrS4/6's running, One
"S-Cargos" Mark Gottwait, & another Green one driven by, I think, ? Peter
Labreche.  Lots of fun.  The Glacier Lakes Group run a very nice event.  And
MAM is a very nice track, even if the approaches are muddy.  Unfortunately,
my S-cars were down again, so I had to travel incognito in a Volcanic Mica
Red Rx8 Rice burner.

Mike Pederson

>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list On Behalf Of Dave Ellis
>
>Hey fellow S-listers,
>
>I had my '93 S4 in the shop last week for a slew of work (timing belt 
>change with all the works, new suspension - Eiback Pro with Boge
>TurboGas, etc.).   One item of particular interest was to have a 
>persistant and fairly large oil leak (a 250ml per day Mobil1 habit)
>corrected ....
....
>
>My mechanic beleives that it could possibly be the oil pump gasket, or 
>a cracked oil pump.  I concur, but It's also occured to me that it 
>could be a leak in the oil pan gasket or a had gasket leak.  The 
>difficulty is that the source of the leak is hidden.
>
>What does the collective wisdom of the list have to say?
>
>Thanks!
>-Dave
>