I think i have a problem

[OneBadAudi]

So i was getting ready to change my oil and DV, pulled the belly pan off, and what do ya know, oil all over near the DV..so i said F it, just in case pulled the boost tubes and intake tube to take a quick look, and what do ya know, intake hose is Soaked, intercooler tubes and intercooler itself is soaked with oil...I noticed my boost was flucuating a couple days ago and i have a feeling something isgetting ready to blow on me, im thinkin either turbo seals or pcv system....Any help would be greatly appreciated...Time to go BT...

[dirtybrd]

Some oil is normal. How many miles?

[OneBadAudi]

60,000...some oil i understand is normal in the tubes, but soaking the car undercarrage as well..

[kwimberly]

This is similar to what I described when I changed my DV.

What does the oil look like? Is it black and watery. I might take some pics of mine tomorrow.

[OneBadAudi]

looks like ur traditional euro 0w-40 oil

[doublezero30]

im guessing youre not the original owner? the huge mack truck filters are located right above the frame and are quite easy to make a mess of things if you dont put some spill pads up there or something. i have oil residue on my shit too from previous owners messy oil changes.

question-is the oil thin and "drippy" or is it relatively thick and kinda clumpy?

[OneBadAudi]

it was very light and drippy for sure, it was all over, so i finally got the dv out, who ever invented one time use hose clamps needs to be shot, so i put the 710n in and now at wot its peakn 15 pounds and no higher, something is really wrong and i cant figure it out, im not a mechanical genius but something is really wrong, i think i have a boost leak, i cant figure out where, ive checked every valve, boost leak test and nothin, im not driving the car til i figure it out, its not boosting the way it should and oil is all over the place, something is really wrong,..

[kwimberly]

I'm gonna keep bumping this thread for you b/c it sounds like what I mentioned a few days ago here.

[OneBadAudi]

thank you for the bump..i test drove the car after the oil change and the boost is not right at all....something is playing with my motor and i cant figure it out at all

[kwimberly]

I don't have any symptoms other than the oil residue. I'm APR Stage 1 and seem to be boosting fine. Is there any way you can take good pics tomorrow? I was going to and add them to my thread. Maybe we can compare and trace our leaks together. I mentioned it to a guy here at Forge (Orlando), and he seemed to think it was a hose leak.

[OneBadAudi]

yeh i will def take pics 2moro. also, i put in about 4 1\4 quarts of oil with a new fitler, and the the line on the dipstick is high, im not dumb and know how to check my oil level after a oil change, something went haywire on me and for life of me, i cant figure it out, i have checked everything, im thinkin the turbo went poo on me...Damn k03's

[A4natomical]

your title reminds me of that BPH commercial. "do you have a going problem?"

[OneBadAudi]

im guessing youre not the original owner? the huge mack truck filters are located right above the frame and are quite easy to make a mess of things if you dont put some spill pads up there or something. i have oil residue on my shit too from previous owners messy oil changes.

question-is the oil thin and "drippy" or is it relatively thick and kinda clumpy?

nah when i bought the car, it was dry as a bone, this was recently...im now running the belly pan off so i can see if oil is dripping or not, driveway is hurtin, but o well, the audi is more important...

[OneBadAudi]

bump wheres old guy when u need em.....

[gq9]

your title reminds me of that BPH commercial. "do you have a going problem?"

Reminds me of Apollo 13. "Houston we have a problem"

[AudiBama]

i've also got the same oil problem...DV and surrounding area always covered with oil....the guy at APR that flashed my car said i had a leak but he couldnt find it

[romell]

its always gonna be like that. these cars give off so much blowby its sad. just suck it up and smile...

[OneBadAudi]

yeh im hopn that its the same problem, its funny my boost was peakn 20lbs and holdin 18lbs, then when i got a guage that workd correctly in i was peakin 18lbs n holding 15, now it peaks 16 and holds about 14....

[old guy]

As Dirtybrd pointed out some oil in the intake is normal. Oil vapors are being routed through the intake via the pressure regulating valve and it tends to collect throughout the boost tract (hoses, intercooler, etc). What is not normal is the oil getting out of the boost tract. It sounds to me like you still have a boost leak somewhere as evidenced by your loss of boost as well as the oil that is collecting on your hoses. The oil can't get out if the system is properly sealed. I would recommend doing another pressure test.

Good luck!

[OneBadAudi]

will do another pressure test today and report back....thank you good sir...

[old guy]

will do another pressure test today and report back....

Be sure to poke and wiggle the hoses a little as you pressurize the system. Sometimes the leak isn't immediately evident until you stress the shape of the hose slightly and then it will open up.

Good luck!

[kwimberly]

i've also got the same oil problem...DV and surrounding area always covered with oil....the guy at APR that flashed my car said i had a leak but he couldnt find it

well, glad there's three of us!

I'm going to buy the parts for Martini's boost leak tester right now.

[kwimberly]

nah when i bought the car, it was dry as a bone, this was recently...im now running the belly pan off so i can see if oil is dripping or not, driveway is hurtin, but o well, the audi is more important...

I'm too chicken to run without the belly pan - that thing will hold a quart of oil. I'm afraid to know what kind of goodies the pan is stopping me from seeing!

[OneBadAudi]

haha yeh see i was the same way, but i would not of noticed this until i took the belly pan off...glad i did, cuz it could of been a lot worse..will find out 2moro what the deal is after the smoke test.

[kwimberly]

smoke test results?

[OneBadAudi]

non conclusive..lol...apparently south jersey is poor and no shoo around here has a smoke tester, so it still sits in the driveway until i figure out what to do...also i went to a couple diff shops today to get my oil leak looked at and they all said take it to the dealer....This SUCKS balls, so i gotta find a new plan of attack..