[V8] Oil Leak from Heads

[quattro + 5 or 8 = fun]

got u.  personally, i would be scared to tighten old head bolts.  on another
note, my V8 pissed oil via the valve cover gaskets.  i have replaced them 3
times in about 150K miles.  the last round seems to be doing better.  no
leaking at all and there is about 50K on those.


Shayne


PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro


> From: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
> Reply-To: <pjager at telus.net>
> Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:52:32 -0800
> To: quattro + 5 or 8 = fun <thequattroking at yahoo.com>, V8 Audi Fans
> <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: [V8] Oil Leak from Heads
> 
> No I mean the HEAD gaskets.
> 
> Combustion chamber, cooling system sealing is fine. Engines will run great -
> just piss out oil when cold.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro + 5 or 8 = fun [mailto:thequattroking at yahoo.com]
> Sent: January 5, 2007 10:42 AM
> To: pjager at telus.net; V8 Audi Fans
> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Leak from Heads
> 
> 
> i assume u mean valve cover gaskets.
> 
> not head gaskets.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Shayne
> 
> 
> PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
> PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
> 
> 
>> From: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
>> Reply-To: <pjager at telus.net>
>> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:34:15 -0800
>> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Leak from Heads
>> 
>> 
>> I think a large number of oil leaking V8's are actually from the heads.
>> Initially most people would say the distributor seals etc etc. but I
> believe
>> that is not the culprit. When I got this v8 '93 4.2 with 100K Km's on it
> the
>> used car sales said the same thing - distributor seals. But the service
>> record showed new head gaskets at 50K and when I drove it they were still
>> leaking. The leak got worse to now at 180K it was quite bad, at full rpms
>> oil press 3-5 bar.
>> 
>> So we torqued the driver's side head and the leak is way way down. Now I
>> have to do the other side.
>> 
>> We opened up a 928S4 engine yesterday and the oil feed to the heads are at
>> the corners of the block, near the edges - something like a 1/4" passage
>> through there. For the V8 this would be rear drivers side and front
>> passenger. Again I don't think there is quite enough surface for a proper
>> bullet proof seal in the V8 block. If I were to pull the heads I would use
>> some sort of compound around that area for extra sealing.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> 
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