[V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2

[Mike Arman]

> Dag B?sterud <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2

Dag, if you have an oil leak at the right front of the engine, check the 
oil pressure senders which are just above the alternator. There is a big 
one (expensive) and a little one (cheap). I also had oil on the 
alternator and serpentine belt - and a steady drip on the ground when 
the engine was running. Messy. Not nice. This is an Audi, not an old BSA 
motorcycle, right?

I changed the oil cooler lines (didn't help), the large (expensive) 
sender (didn't help) and finally the little sender which cost all of 
$7.00 at the local auto parts store - I think it is a VW part which is 
why it is so cheap - and that was it.

The sender was leaking from the plastic end where the wiring connection 
comes out. Evidently I bumped it or bent it when I did the timing belt, 
and that caused the leak - it was a real pain to find this!

It was easy to change. Removed the exhaust heat shield (two nuts), 
pulled off the wire, R&R sender (wrench), put it back together. Worked 
from the TOP of the car, didn't have to crawl under, total time about 15 
minutes, problem fixed, under $10. What a deal!


Best Regards,

Mike Arman
90 V8Q