[V8] oil leak

[CB&D, LLC]

Has anybody done a write up on replacing head gaskets?


I have the same leak rear RH side.

It does appear to be the head gasket. By running low viscosity oil
it lowers the oil pressure and slows the leak.

I was thinking of turning the head bolts 1/4 turn or so. But
ultimately there is an issue with the block/heads or the gasket
itself. RPM Sensors etc are oil coated.  I can't see anywhere else
this leak could come from.

93 4.2 ~ 120K miles.


Paul
www.jageng.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "CB&D, LLC" <cbdllc at ntelos.net>
To: "@V8 list" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] oil leak


> In my quest for a dry motor I cleaned it today.  Two cans of Gunk
and 
> a power washer hooked to hot water.  The good news is it looks
great.  
> The not so good news are the oil leak(s)  I have one on the left
rear 
> and one on the right front.
>
> The rear leak appears just under the exhaust header for cylinder 8
and 
> drips off the corner of the block.  The distributor and valve
cover 
> seals are new and dry.  The motor mount and RPM sensor heat shield

> block a view of the exact point of origin, but it appears that it
can 
> only be the head gasket.
>
> The leak at the front appears just under the exhaust for cylinder
1 
> and pools in the "V" at the top of the cover that the oil sensors 
> attach to and then runs down on top of the alternator.  I thought
this 
> leak was coming from the front cover, but now that things are
clean it 
> looks more like the head gasket.
>
> So...the motors clean for now, but it looks like a "dry" motor are
not 
> in the cards for me any time soon.
>
> Has anyone done the head gaskets that can encourage me with a "oh,

> that's easy to fix"?
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On 
> Behalf Of swett at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 12:04 PM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] 93 4.2 oil leak
>
> Hello V8 heads,
>
> I'm having some trouble finding the source of a pretty large oil
leak 
> on the drivers side bank of my 93 4.2.  Not being very familiar
with 
> this engine yet, allow me to ask for your expertise.
>
> This leak appears to be coming off the back corner of the head, at
the 
> head gasket.  Is there a distributor gasket that could be blown 
> sending oil down along this route?  I thought I've heard or read
of 
> somebody else over the years experiencing this leak.  It just
doesn't 
> seem to me that a head gasket could leak oil at this rate.
> I'm hoping that either my V/C gasket is leaking or perhaps
something 
> at the distributor.  Car has 100k on it.
>
> would love to hear about any similiar symptoms of this nature that

> you've seen before.
>
> Thanks!
> Regards,
> Allen
> Too many audis to list.
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