[V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2

[Dag Bøsterud]

Tried to locate the oil leak today, thought it came from the cam seals.
We were very surprised to see both seals (both right and left) dry.

Where do I go from here?
All the seals will be changed, but I'm sure they're not the cause of the 
leak.
As mentioned earlier, the car leaks down onto the alternator, and onto the
timing belt. When the car is cold, it leaks next to nothing, but when it hot 
it leaks
and drips a bit on the ground.

/Dag

92 V8 4.2



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Head" <v8q at bellsouth.net>
To: "Dag Bøsterud" <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2


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