[s-cars] Rear main seal leak - try dino oil again?

[cody at 5000tq.com]

Quoting DGraber460 at aol.com:

> We have a 98 A6 2.8 with the dreaded rear of the head leak that drips on  the
> exhaust and smells like a "trailer trash" oil burner. It has done this for
> 3-4 years and the cure (I'm told) is to pull the head and re-peen the small
> steel ball into the head. No plug, no threads , and no way to service this
> pinnacle of superior German design except to pull the head to fix   
> one small  leak.

Do what all of the shops do.... park the car, let it cool down and  
give time for the oil to drain away (a good half day or overnight),  
clean the area with brake clean, then fill the area near the ball  
bearing with JB Weld or your fav epoxy. Can be done in-car with a  
mirror and patience.

-Cody