[V8] Well, it isn't leaking Coca Cola anyway . . .

[Jeremy Ward]

My leak turned out to be either the lower sump (oil pan) gasket, or the oil
filter itself.  I did a write-up that Scott posted here:
http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/OilPanGAsketInstall

Unfortunately the picture links are broken; here are the correct ones:
http://www.myv8q.com/pics/Oil-Leak.jpg
http://www.myv8q.com/pics/YouSmellSomething.jpg
http://www.myv8q.com/pics/Sump(no-Cover).jpg 

Hope yours is as easy!

Cheers,

- Jeremy


-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Arman
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:05 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: [V8] Well, it isn't leaking Coca Cola anyway . . .






Got a new leak, and it isn't Coca Cola.

Something is leaking merrily in the area of the oil cooler hose adapter 
to the engine block (lower left front of engine, on the side).

The adapter is bolted to the block with six M8 by 40 hex screws, there 
are three senders on it as well as the two oil cooler hoses. I've just 
changed the O rings on the oil cooler hoses and that didn't slow down 
the leak. The hoses are new, so that's not the problem either.

The senders are:

077 919 561 D, sender
028 919 081 D, switch
077 919 563 A, temp sender
There's also a "seal cap", # 077 115 422A
Gasket 077 115 427 E also needed, between block and adapter

This area is a *bitch* to get to - anyone have an idea of which of these 
sensors falls into the "usual suspects" category, or do I have to rip 
the SOB apart completely and change all of them (and guesses as to what 
they cost?)


Best Regards,

Mike Arman

1990 V8Q, and they *still* ain't touching it.






















_______________________________________________
Audifans V8 mailing list
Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
Have an Audi V8 question?  Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!
http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8
Have a V8 answer? ... Please help others by adding to the KB ... all
contributions welcome!