Oil leak

Asked by Djsnunez Jan 18, 2018 at 12:42 PM about the 2001 Audi A6 2.8 quattro Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

All the oil leaked from car in a matter of
mins. Can only tell it's coming back of
engine but don't know where. 2001 audi a6.
Any suggestions as to what to do?

4 Answers

30,465

First place I would look is the drain screw ,, they may not have tightened it with last oil change and it may have gradually worked it's way out

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101,595

Agree with Tom. Add some oil and watch drain plug in pan if that leaks you found your culprit. Hopefully it's not a rear main seal.

157,475

Look at the oil filter area also. One more thought...you didn't blow the engine up and toss a connecting rod through the oil pan did you?

45,325

Comman leak areas are as follows on the 2.8L engines, Head covers, Cam seals, Crank seals front and back (might be one of these), oil pan (usually very easy to ding the oil pan and create a crack), drain plug (the copper or aluminum washer can ad will ware out over time), Oil filter, oil filter housing. These are all the comman oil leak locations. I would guess you either have a lose oil pan screw or filter first myself as well but check the pan for signs of damage. I cracked my 2.8L on a parking lot side walk once and i barely touched it. the second place i would guess is the oil filter houseing as it can some times come loose and begin to leak, replacing it will often fix it.

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