adms3
Registered User
Hi all.
I've usually been able to find answers to car problems just from browsing the forum but this isn't just a normal thirsty TFSI engine. I've got a very slow leak of oil which first appeared the week before Xmas (small egg sized patch left on drive). I whipped the undertray off to find it holding a pool of oil and a smearing of oil all over the the sump. No obvious sign of the source and too slow a leak to see dripping. Since I first noticed the oil on the drive the oil level has gone from max to half on the dip stick. Then from half to just above min in the space of 2 weeks. The last oil change was done by Audi back in Dec 16 (so its due now) but this can't be the cause as the car hasn't needed any oil top up since.
I'm the only person that drives the car so I know it hasn't bottomed out and cracked the sump. Suspect that would lead to a rather catastrophic loss of oil lol. So the only other connection is to the waterpump which was replaced at the beginning of December after the thermostat failed. I can't see how the replacement of the waterpump would be the cause of a slow oil leak but looking for some ammunition before I take the car back to the garage on Friday.
Since the pump was replaced the car has only done about 150miles. In total it's done 38k in 3 years.
Anyone any ideas?
Cheers.
I've usually been able to find answers to car problems just from browsing the forum but this isn't just a normal thirsty TFSI engine. I've got a very slow leak of oil which first appeared the week before Xmas (small egg sized patch left on drive). I whipped the undertray off to find it holding a pool of oil and a smearing of oil all over the the sump. No obvious sign of the source and too slow a leak to see dripping. Since I first noticed the oil on the drive the oil level has gone from max to half on the dip stick. Then from half to just above min in the space of 2 weeks. The last oil change was done by Audi back in Dec 16 (so its due now) but this can't be the cause as the car hasn't needed any oil top up since.
I'm the only person that drives the car so I know it hasn't bottomed out and cracked the sump. Suspect that would lead to a rather catastrophic loss of oil lol. So the only other connection is to the waterpump which was replaced at the beginning of December after the thermostat failed. I can't see how the replacement of the waterpump would be the cause of a slow oil leak but looking for some ammunition before I take the car back to the garage on Friday.
Since the pump was replaced the car has only done about 150miles. In total it's done 38k in 3 years.
Anyone any ideas?
Cheers.