oil leak

[willhholla1]

i have an oil leak tht i cant find, it looks like its near the oil filter but im not sure

[cali-racer]

then get down there and look

[9tAkord]

i have an oil leak tht i cant find, it looks like its near the oil filter but im not sure

Check the oil sending unit. If you have an oil cooler then the o-ring on that might be leaking too...

[visualpoet]

Best way to find it is to pressure wash the engine (be careful around the dizzy!) and then check it everytime you drive until you find the leak.

[gjr90accord]

oil leak

it can be the oil cooler seal it happen to me to

[Leung]

which engine do you have? i thought it was only the A6 with an auto that had the oil cooler?

[t1ger]

A3 also have oil cooler, quite easy change that seal, you need helluva big socket and new seal, easy do same time as you change your engines oil.

[H22WAGON93]

I had a leak like that, it was the oil cooler ring.

[willhholla1]

i have the a1

[demortey@mac.co]

it seems stupid, but the first place to start is to weed out the simple stuff. I would do an oil change making sure to change the aluminum washer on the drain plug (75 cents at the dealer) and make sure you coat the filter seal with fresh oil and make sure the housing is clean where the filter seals.

while you are under there go at the area with a can of engine degreaser. if it is still leaking you should have no probs finding it once everything is nice and clean.

[willhholla1]

thanx

[lilviper97]

Start at the top, and work your way down. Valve cover gasket, & Distributor o-ring, then oil cooler gasket, and filter (sometimes the seam on the filter can leak). etc. Good Luck!

[newaccord]

then get down there and look

haha true that

[t1ger]

and if you smell burning oil when you are not moving, it's probably that oil cooler o-ring, if you have that cooler, or you oil filter is leaking but as cali-racer said "then get down there and look"