[V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2

[Dag Bøsterud]

The thing about the oil leak is that it's coming oil onto the timing belt. 
Will an oil leak from the oil pressure senders cause this?

/Dag
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: "Mike Arman" <Armanmik at earthlink.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>; <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2


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> On Aug 13, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Mike Arman wrote:
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>>
>>> 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?
>>
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> BTW, That Big one is for the gauge (variable resistance) and the  little 
> one is for the oil light (switch)
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>> 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
>>
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