Recent content by stinkypete

Tooks & Quattro tony. Quite simply THANK YOU. I will get the car back to our mechanic forthwith armed with this info. Happy new year. Pete

So its a bit of a ball ache to do then? I know this may sound a stupid question, but am I correct in thinking the cambelt is at the rear of the engine? (p.s Thank you for your post)

Thank you for your help and I'm sorry its taken a while to reply. Heres a few pics of the area that I believe the leak is from. I cannot get any closer pics of where the oil is leaking from, as I cannot get my camera into the space. Did you manage to change your tensioner gasket? Is/was...

Thank you, I will get some pictures up tomorrow. (been out all day)

Hi everyone, I'm a new here and was really hoping someone out there may be able to shed some light on a mystery oil leak we have on my wife's car? We took it to Audi and they wanted nearly £300 just to investigate the problem, so I took the car to a trusted mechanic who we have known for years...