[urq] A tip for all you I5 builders!

[Bob]

Yup got that covered, thanks for pointing that out.
Glad its going now too, thanks! Now if I can throw on some paint....  :)


Daniel Jones wrote:

>Bob, another thing to remember during this operation. All of the oil
>pump bolts protrude into the oil galleries. Hence they need to have
>sealant applied to the threads before assembly. Otherwise the oil can
>"wick" past the threads. This is a very common leak when newbies perform
>timing belt services on any I5 engine.
>
>Glad to hear the Urq is up and running again.
>
>Dan Jones
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Bob
>Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:33 PM
>To: quattro; Urq list; sport at audisport.com
>Subject: [urq] A tip for all you I5 builders!
>
>
>Just had to take apart my 'new' 20v again. Has about 1000 miles on it 
>and it started spewing oil from the front around the oil pump. 
>Everything looked OK at first glance and I couldnt tell where the oil 
>was coming from.  Upon taking off the timing belt cover it appeared to 
>be coming from the center of the idler pulley.  Yike!
>
>To make a long story short, when I reassembled the motor, I put the new 
>oil pump gasket right against the painted block. Over time (very short 
>time) the paint separated from the block and oil weeped between it. All 
>the bolts were as tight as I would go with it too.  Only cure was to 
>take it all down, take off the paint, and put in a new gasket. Has been 
>fine ever since, but I thought Id pass it along since Ive never seen 
>that before. 
>
>In the future, Ill be taking off the paint in that area before
>assembling!
>Bob
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