6 Speed S4 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Okay so I noticed a puddle of oil where my audi was parked in the garage. jacked it up and looked underneather to find the oil return line for the turbo leaking at the gasket at the oil pan. I picked up a new gasket and some rtv, put it on and changed my oil. Let the car run for 10 min and it was still leaking. I applied more rtv around the outside of the return line. Helped a bit but it still drips like 5 drops per day. Any ideas? This is on my 1.8t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 is the return line cracked? you may want to just change the whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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6 Speed S4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 The return line is not cracked its a newer stainless steel line. I did get it to stop dripping oil though. I put a decent amount of rtv all over the outside and havent seen a drop of oil today yet... I will get pics up if it continues to leak. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 The return line is not cracked its a newer stainless steel line. I did get it to stop dripping oil though. I put a decent amount of rtv all over the outside and havent seen a drop of oil today yet... I will get pics up if it continues to leak. Thanks everyone I suspect that it will continue to leak if all you did was continue to smother it with RTV. There is something clearly wrong with the line or the gasket/connection to the pan. Drain oil, clean the contact area like your life depends on it, and install new a line & gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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