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Does leaking oil mean a first sign of a DRC failure?

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Old 09-18-2008, 05:29 PM
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Hi guys,
With 500 miles on my RS4, I found oil stain spot on both front shock absorbers in this morning. Although I searched and read about a DRC problem in the forum, I am not sure what do I have to do? Will the oil continue leaking or stop leaking later? If it leads to the DRC failure, what parts should be replaced? , and does the DRC problem need a new special tool to repair in the dealership? While I had owned 2006 B7 S4, I did not have any problem at all. I am very disappointed with the initial quality of 2008 RS4.
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Yes leaking means its already failed
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500 miles! Wow, is that a record?
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some leaking off the showroom floor.
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Can you post a photo of what it looks like?
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err, that's not good. I guess I should check mine, I'm at 23k.
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Threadjack... MrBucket do you have any times from the track?
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Going tonight at 5pm, shouldn't be home till probably 12ish, I'll put some videos on youtube then.
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