TFT

My 2008 S8 has a rear main seal leak. It's not a major leak, but a leak all the same. Audi wants $6,000.00 to remove the engine and replace the seal.
Is this a somewhat common issue? Is it worth repairing? Like I said it's more of a seeping.

i just realized I started a thread on his subject back in 2014. I had the car in for service last month and they mentioned it again.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a8-...-leak-2873224/

MP4.2+6.0

11 year old car + $6K to do new. Hmmm. Common sense says use the $10 type seal conditioner/sealer--and it's a 5 years hence, yet easier call than the last time we worked thru it in the prior thread. By 10 years+ old, BTDT on various older ones.

summitradio

Put some Lucas stop leak in there and done!

PaulW

is there oil on your garage floor when you park it at night? If not I would not worry about it one bit. It's not like you have a dry clutch inside of there. $6,000 to repair it? That's just ridiculous.

DNovak33510

I'm in the same situation with my 09. just a drop or 2 some nights and none others. not enough to be down before changing the oil even. just over 152k miles on it and pulling the motor seems silly.