Re: Oil Smell

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

I seriously doubt that is the leak.  Every type44 leaks there, but 
not very much; it just looks ugly; my mechanic said he uses 
high-pressure clamps to hold those down.  Also, it usually only drops 
onto the high pressure hose(which is immediately below the reservoir 
on my car.)

Get underneath the car with a flashlight and look at the two cats.

$10 says the front interior side of the passenger cat converter has 
oil on it from the right flange.

Brett
PS:200q20v, not 200q20v-owner.  the 200q20v-owner address goes straight to me.

At 10:30 AM -0600 3/13/99, John Heath wrote:
> You guys are so smart.  Looked at the return line to the reservoir, which
> had been repaired by an Audi dealer last December (free oil change hook and
> "Oh by the way your reservoir is leaking, would you like us to repair it?"
> $30, ok, its winter!}, and sure enough the right rear connection is moist,
> spots below it and the boot is moist below and there's the cat.  Presto, oil
> smell!  I hope I don't have a diff. seal gone as well because of the moist
> boot.  So, fix one thing at a time right?
>
> Thanks a lot to all who responded.
>
> John

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