Please say its rocker cover gasket :(

[novadragon007]

that bit that confuses me is if its a ring or valve stem seals surely it would be there permanently but it intermitently comes and goes as it feels like it. Ive got a compression kit on route to test the rings. does anyone know what psi the chambers should be at on a 1.8t aum? also can i use the same kit to test the valve stem seals or is it a case of

one piston down on compression = rings on said piston
all pistons down on compression = valve stem seals/rings on all pistons
compression fine across the board = turbo

or am i just thinkin complete bollocks lol 

if none of the above is correct how can i check the valve stem seals without removing the head and what not?

[Dalo Harkin]

May sound daft but is the oil over filled?

Reason I ask is that one of my friends cars did this but only when on a slight hill = oil running down into the exhaust.

No point guessing until you check the plugs

[james2]

never fill your oil up to max half ways good.  the amount of smoke that come out of mine on full boost was a joke ,it almost stalled the engine.  it gets into the intercooler but cant get up it unless its full of oil or you boot it. Take the bottom intercooler pipe off and see if you get covered in oil. 

[novadragon007]

when i filled it i put to 3/4 on the dipstick marker but it was cold when i did it so heat may have cause a slight expansion. Touch wood im over reacting. Missus has had the car today and reports no smoke  ill post back after the compression test.

[novadragon007]

Okay was gonna do my rocker cover gasket today and the compression test when i cam across this and i have never noticed it before


Should there be bolts in those holes??? ive never had the rocker cover off and this is the first time ive noticed that.

Also my rocker cover has got insanely oil covered since i topped up the oil, its seems to be coming out of the first 2 cylinders from the drivers side wheel. Would the missing bolts cause the gasket to be less effective? also the oil that in the spark plug wells is really new as it is very amber almost as if it made it up there right after i topped it up and im now noticing constant reluctancy to rev struggles through 1000 to 2000 revs, spits splutters and backfires but no misfire codes at all. Could this all be related to anything in particular?

As for the missing bolts whats the thread diameter?

[Gti_Jamo]

Theres no bolts missing, the rocker cover is fived with the nuts on the front and back edge and the ones in between the coil backs. Those threaded holes will be for something on another model as the all carry virtually the same rocket cover. I would get a compression test done and post up the results, make usre car is upto temperature first. Worn valve stem seals will not cause a drop in compression but a worn piston ring definately will. Failing both of these it could be the oil seals in the turbo beginning to fail.

[MoshiMoshi]

Those extra holes are for coil packs that bolt down. I have no idea which model has the bolt down packs, could be an Audi feature?