gacollier

Looking for anyone that can help narrow down an oil leak on a 2000 2.8 30V. Three leaks; one on the passenger rear side of the engine, one on the driver front side of the engine, and one at the oil cooler. Just replaced both valve cover and cam adjuster gaskets as well as the oil cooler gasket. Passenger leak and oil cooler leaks seem to have been fixed, but drivers side still leaking quite bad. Under the car on the drivers side the leak is mostly making it down to the oil cooler and filter. Pretty much all components from just under the timing belt cover to the bottom of the ingine is coated in oil. Is there another seal on the drivers side front other than the valve cover and cam adjuster gaskets?

mpw

Could be the cam seal

gacollier

Can't seem to find information on the "cam seal". Where is it and any thoughts on confirming this is the culprit?

4Driver4

Either that or cam adjuster seal was botched.

mpw

Good point - that's probably more likely.

gacollier

Triple checked the install with a mirror - Where is the cam seal located?

4Driver4

It's between the camshaft and the head. The camshaft has the sprocket and timing belt on it.

SNAFU 4

Who did the repair? Everything torqued correct, etc?

gacollier

Is it rare to have one of these fail and leak?

gacollier

https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/600761.phtml