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Offline Gash

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #10 on: 02 June 2011, 19:36 »
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #11 on: 02 June 2011, 21:43 »
You might just need a new seal.
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Offline nightroamer

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #12 on: 02 June 2011, 21:47 »
You might just need a new seal.

Ok, worth a try.

Does anyone have a guide on removing this? Not mentioned in Haynes

Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #13 on: 02 June 2011, 22:42 »
Remove oil filter, disconnect water hoses, remove the nut, remove oil cooler.
Its pretty simple.
The gasket is just an o-ring seal, it will cost a couple of quid at most.
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Offline nightroamer

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #14 on: 03 June 2011, 00:07 »
Remove oil filter, disconnect water hoses, remove the nut, remove oil cooler.
Its pretty simple.
The gasket is just an o-ring seal, it will cost a couple of quid at most.

Thanks mate, will give it a pop tomorrow.

Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #15 on: 04 June 2011, 10:48 »
Hella and Febi Bilstein are both decent brands, I'd go with the cheapest one.

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Re: Oil leak
« Reply #16 on: 04 June 2011, 13:23 »
Hi guys, I've suddenly got an oil leak on my abf.

I can see from underneath it's dripping off the filter housing, but from above the filter.

Had a good look and the filter isn't leaking, all sealed nicely.

Looks like it maybe from one of the joints in the housing.

Is this common? Any ideas where I should be looking?

Thanks



Hi, I had the same problem on my 16v with the ABF it has a known fault of shaking the oil filter loose so check that and re tighten. :wink:
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