ovalandrover said:
Not sure where from yet. Somewhere at the front! Seems to be above the sump gasket level unless it is blowing upwards. I'm fearful it might be the crank seal. :eek::eek: Need to get the fan and other stuff out and have a look.

If it going upwards it probably been filled with the new antigravity oil that stop your oil leaking on to you driveway
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Have you done the front seal on yours?
 
Grrrrrr said:
You need the front cover off?
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No just the crank pulley centre. The one held on by the big bolt you need to be muscular to tighten up. Or undo. You need a special tool to hold it whilst it is being undone or tightened. Can be done without an angle gauge if you use the flats after initial torquing.
 
wammers said:
No just the crank pulley centre. The one held on by the big bolt you need to be muscular to tighten up. Or undo. You need a special tool to hold it whilst it is being undone or tightened. Can be done without an angle gauge if you use the flats after initial torquing.
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Given my prowess in shearing bolts off I canprobably do it up but not sure my wrenches can take it. Is a 1/2" breaker bar going to handle it or are we talking 3/4" or even 1" to get the strength?
 
Grrrrrr said:
Given my prowess in shearing bolts off I canprobably do it up but not sure my wrenches can take it. Is a 1/2" breaker bar going to handle it or are we talking 3/4" or even 1" to get the strength?
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Good 24" 1/2" bar will do it. As with any bolt undoing it is a lot harder than tightening it.
 
wammers said:
Good 24" 1/2" bar will do it. As with any bolt undoing it is a lot harder than tightening it.
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Cheers. Ideally I'd have a look over the weekend but got some other issues to sort at the moment.
 
Right, start the clock again.

Audi heater mod done a few weeks ago, and I've just redone the front cover gasket and associated bits with new seals and O-Rings throughout.

No sign of any oil leak over the last 50 miles, and the coolant has been bulletproof since the Audi core went in, so I'm declaring the operation a success and stating publicly I've been coolant and oil leak free for a least 24 hours.....
 
About 4 weeks since I siliconed up the sump with the engine off! Making it very difficult to tighten the flexplate bolts and several other bolts. But no oil leaks!
 
Thought I was approachingoing 2 month then founder a orange coloured liquid on drivers footrest . Time for getting stuck upside down head first in footwear me thinks whilst her indoops stands there peeing her sides
 
stemac33 said:
Thought I was approachingoing 2 month then founder a orange coloured liquid on drivers footrest . Time for getting stuck upside down head first in footwear me thinks whilst her indoops stands there peeing her sides
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Have you got LPG fitted? That sometimes seems to pull on the pipes before they go through the bulkhead.
 
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