[V8] Belly Pan repair

[Dave Saad]

I should have mentioned that I am on the third try to replace the gasket. It is only the drivers side. The cam seals, "D" plug and cam plug do not seem to be the problem. I am just having a real hard time getting the gasket to seal I think. I tried using some locktite 518 on it this time. If it works, I will pay dearly when it comes time to do it again... 
I always use a torque wrench too - but this time I tightened the lower side first. I am hoping I don't have a warped valve cover. The previous owner has left lots of signs of poor mechanic skills - mostly in the form of stripped out bolt heads and over tightened bolts. It is incredible really. The previous owner (a doctor) paid plenty of money to have the job done right. It was the continuous little problems that finally made him ditch the car.
For example - he paid a small fortune for new oxygen sensors every few hundred miles. The root cause was the original bungs were cut out and new ones were very poorly welded back in - with lots of leaks resulting. This causes the heaters to burn out on the sensor. This may help someone out there - constant failure on a oxygen sensor heater is caused by upstream oxygen leaks.

What is particularly cool about oil leaks on this motor is that they all end up dripping on the turbo, which produces a lovely smell for me and my passengers. I swear, if the rear differential leaked, it would end up on the turbo somehow.

Dave

still missing my V8 - but also loving my allroad.


> On Jun 30, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Rosser, James <rossej at spu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Allroad oil leaks? Assuming the 2.7T,  change all the upper seals: 2x valve covers, 2x cam adjuster seals and half moons, 4 cam seals and two cam plugs. It's best to do this work with a timing belt service. There are lots of YouTube videos that cover these seal changes,  a notable example is linked below (skip to about halfway for the seal change part) Good luck!
> 
> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RIUwu9BjS4I
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 30, 2016, at 16:17, Dave Saad <dsaadme at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Plumbers tape and rivets
>> Or thin sheet aluminum or even a cut up tin can. Put metal on both sides and hold together with a bunch of pop rivets. I don't see any glue working for long.
>> 
>> Now who knows how to make an allroad stop leaking oil?
>> 
>> 😄
>> Dave
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 30, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Rosser, James <rossej at spu.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone come up with a solution to repair small cracks in the V8 bellypan? What's the material it's made of?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> James
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