[V8] Oil Leak Suggestions?

[Dag Bøsterud]

I don't think the head gaskets will have to be remedied as in the car will 
be undriveable, but the oil leak
will be getting bigger. In addition to the leakage you can see, it also 
seeps into the cam gear area, and the cam belt
should be kept free of oil. The water pump will also slip, making the 
cooling system inadequate.

To repair all this, the heads and block will have to be decked? (taken to a 
machine shop, milled of some aluminium to make sure they are straight 
again), and replaced the head gaskets. The problem is gone. For about 150 
000 miles :p Be sure to replace the rear and front crank sealing rings while 
you're at it.

/Dag

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
Cc: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Leak Suggestions?


> Thanks....I THINK!?  Maybe it's just a psychological block, but I really,
> really, never considered the head gasket.  ;-)
> I would never shoot the messenger, thanks for the encouragement.
>
> Is this confined to a mild oil leak...or will it eventually HAVE to be
> remedied?  Degrease for the driveway I can buy cheaply @ wholesale
> amounts.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> "God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."
>
> <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net> writes:
>> What about oil leakage from cylinder head gaskets? There's an oil
>> passage in
>> front of the right cylinder head and in the rear of the left
>> cylinder head.
>> The block and heads seem to twist, and the leakage starts. A common
>> problem.
>>
>> /Dag
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <cobram at juno.com>
>> To: <ekellock at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Leak Suggestions?
>>
>>
>> > Not sender(s) in mine, that was one of the usual suspects.  Next
>> timing
>> > belt going to do the black light with the cover/belt out of the
>> way.
>
>
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