SpfldS4

JHam_CT (Jeff) today. We were going to replace the oil pan and oil pump if necessary. We dumped a can of flush in the case and ran the car. When we took off the belly pan we noticed, hey we're not the first guys in here. The gasket silicone on the pan was applied thick and sloppy, so thick that it was in the inside of the pan.

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Jeff started cleaning the oil pump and noticed a few pieces of the silicone were in the screen. So we cleaned the screen, installed the new oil pan with a nice coat of gasket silicone and left the old pump in there. Oh yeah, and one of the oil feed lines was missing an O-ring...WTF. This was definetly done by an Audi Dealer because when I purchased my car it was only less than 1K miles out of warranty. Make you feel all warm inside huh?

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Well I took the car out a couple times today, got the oil temps up and no warning light under low RPMS (knock on wood). Thanks a ton Jeff for your help today!!

Oh and I found a leaking motor mount :-(

ZephyrS4

What the hell is up with that 1st pic.....looks like snow on the ground.

Jeff Vader - boscoj

or a drop cloth . ..

SpfldS4

Yup, a drop cloth reversed, the other side was dirty.

JHam_CT

When it comes to something as important as keeping the oil system in good health, this car is too nice to settle for stealership-level service ; )

dalix

have another! :P

ZephyrS4

I was just like, "WTF!" I'm in denial of winter coming, so I'm a little on edge right now

Mike@VAST

ah what a pain! on your motor mount, I'll send you one out for free. ygm.

ZephyrS4

Does it look like snow on the ground to anyone else in the 1st pic?

SpfldS4

And green trees in the next? Drugs are bad mmm kay ;-)