I am at a loss to explain the origin of a small oil drip found under the car. The car has been recently serviced at a non-franchised audi specialist. Also the cylinder 4 exhaust bypass tube bellows was blowing and needed to be replaced (after first suspecting the exhaust gasket, which was also replaced).
Whereas prior to these repairs the engine was dry, a small amount of oil is now dripping off the lowest part of the front right of the engine. It was suspected by the garage that the oil filter body was faulty - that was replaced with another new one- to no avail. Can anyone suggest a likely source for the oil leak? Rocker box lid looks OK. Sump plug is dry. Only thing I can't see is the base of the dipstick tube/ remote oil fill tube, which may have been disturbed during the exhaust manifold gasket replacement.
I'm wondering, that since the dip-stick is so useless, if the sump may have been overfilled slightly and oil is finding another way out?
Whereas prior to these repairs the engine was dry, a small amount of oil is now dripping off the lowest part of the front right of the engine. It was suspected by the garage that the oil filter body was faulty - that was replaced with another new one- to no avail. Can anyone suggest a likely source for the oil leak? Rocker box lid looks OK. Sump plug is dry. Only thing I can't see is the base of the dipstick tube/ remote oil fill tube, which may have been disturbed during the exhaust manifold gasket replacement.
I'm wondering, that since the dip-stick is so useless, if the sump may have been overfilled slightly and oil is finding another way out?