[V6-12v] Very Mysterious Oil Leak **UPDATE**

[Jamescarstuff at aol.com]

I've never had a crank seal go, so I wouldn't know... but I would have 
expected to see some oil on the belts, or some obvious sign when the covers and 
belts were off, personally, yeah.

The oil pan, again, I've never had occasion to remove one, but I seem to 
recall from the manual, which I don't have with me right now, that it was one of 
the only simple procedures on this engine! I'll look it up if you like and post 
the procedure...

James

In a message dated 10/8/04 7:04:45 pm, mancubus99 at hotmail.com writes:


> Thanks for the tip.
> 
> I spoke with my mechanic who performed the timing belt and assorted pulleys
> replacement a couple of weeks ago.  He said that the belts were try and he
> didn't notice any leaking from the crank.  If it was the crank would it be
> obvious once the belt has been removed? 
> 
> Also, how difficult is it to remove the oil pan?  Given that it's at the
> bottom of the engine my thinking is that it should just drop out after
> removing a few screws, but my years of being an Audi owner make me cautious.
> Has anyone performed this procedure before?