[urq] Leaky oil cap

Bill Bennett ur.quattro at verizon.net
Wed Jun 22 00:27:15 EDT 2005


and Andrew is certain none of the shouldered valve cover gasket studs are 
not seated against the cylinder head and backed out right? STH, more than 
once, Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pasqualoni, James E" <james.pasqualoni at gs.com>
To: "'Buchholz, Steven'" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>; 
<urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 7:21 AM
Subject: RE: [urq] Leaky oil cap


> Only because I experienced the same do I understand what Andrew is
> explaining-oil is leaking from the head/valve cover in such a way that it 
> is
> being blown back up onto the top of the valve cover.  Gravity then pulls 
> it
> down onto the IM and by the oil/coolant lines to/from the turbo.  The oil
> does not tend to leak over to the left hand side and onto the spark-plug
> side of the head due to the orientation of the motor.
>
> HTH,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Buchholz, Steven
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:14 AM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [urq] Leaky oil cap
>
>
> ... there is one other thing to look for ... the cork setup has valve 
> cover
> studs with shoulders to establish the proper spacing between the VC and
> head.  Most of the rubber parts have built in spacers that look like
> washers.  These spacers will stack on top of the shoulders, so the spacing
> between the VC and gasket is too much and leaking occurs.  If you have 
> this
> situation you will very likely get oil leaking at the seam.  You need to
> switch to the appropriate studs if you have this situation ...
>
> ... am I the only one who does not understand the " I don't understand how
> it's only on one side of the engine, and not the other" question?
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>>
>> A new rubber gasket should make a perfectly good seal.  The only
> problem with
>> the rubber
>> ones is that they're more 'slippery.'  In practice, this means they're
> more
>> likely to slip
>> out of place if they're overtightened, especially if you've used some
> slick-o
>> gasket
>> sealer (ask me how I know!).  If you're stumped, it might be worth
> another
>> look.
>>
>> #2, when I swapped my head, I used a replacement gasket set which
>> included a rubber valve cover gasket, like this:
>>
> http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=BAR&mfrpartnumber
> =03614
>> 44&parttype=107&ptset=A
>> Would a cork one make a better seal?
>>
>> I don't understand how it's only on one side of the engine, and not
>> the other....
>
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