[V8] '93 Picture

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Nmm.  I'm dealing with a similar issue on my '93.  For the coolant leak it
appears to be one or both of the o-rings where the metal coolant pipe meets
the back of the engine.  Not much room to look back there, either.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Jager" <pjager at telus.net>
To: "V8 List" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] '93 Picture


>
> Here's a shot of my'93V8 taken today (115KB)....
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> http://www.jageng.com/Images/AudiV8_Moving.jpg
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> I think I've had it about 6 years and it runs & looks better than ever.
> Everything works, put in a sub chamber for deep bass, using our spare well
> sealing system (just like on our 928 Audio).
>
> I still am living with an oil leak off the back, driver side of the
engine.
> I did a 1000 mile trip and used a quart over the distance. Consumption of
> oil is not the issue, just the smoking 5 minutes after initial start, or
on
> stopping after a few hours on the highway (burns off the cats after loss
of
> cooling air flow across the cats.) Embarrassing!
>
> We did the distributor seals and o-rings. I still suspect the head gasket
at
> the corner. A barely noticeable coolant leak was in the same region, leak
> stopper fixed that.  I might get a dye kit and use mirrors to trace.
>
> Paul
> www.jageng.com
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