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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Thumbs down Oil leak, minor coolant leak ...but from where?

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    Hi guys,
    I have been chasing an oil leak and a minor coolant leak for some time.

    Having redone all turbo fittings/washers and lines (found a minor coolant leak on line to turbo), fixed oil leak at camshaft position sensor and even retorqued the cylinder head (got ARP studs), I am still seeing oil on the garage floor this morning, and a hint of coolant

    Oil seems to be collecting on top of the cross-member on the intake side of the engine. Coolant is a tiny drop, occasionally, on the floor.
    Top of the engine is clean and the only clue I can see is there is some oil around the filter housing -not from the housing itself, but from where it attaches.
    I see no coolant however and if I just feel around (for lack of visuals) I don't get any coolant on my fingers from around there.

    Thinking I might have an oil leak from the oil filter housing assembly or from some component on top of it. That assembly has just 3 years on it (rebuilt engine).
    I recall there's a metal element on top of it (can't see it now), which I did not replace at time of rebuild.

    So questions: is this a likely source of my issues? And can I get to it without pulling the intake manifold (would hate to redo the injector seals again)?

    Thanks
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    Veteran Member Three Rings Low and Behold's Avatar
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    That metal part above the filter housing is the oil cooler. No need to remove the intake manifold to get to it.

    Might as well pull the filter housing too and see if its responsible for the oil leak while you're there (and replace the gasket)

    https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...ousing-Gaskets
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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Low and Behold View Post
    That metal part above the filter housing is the oil cooler. No need to remove the intake manifold to get to it.

    Might as well pull the filter housing too and see if its responsible for the oil leak while you're there (and replace the gasket)

    https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...ousing-Gaskets
    Thank you. I ordered a whole oil filter housing with the oil cooler preinstalled. Got a good deal on it. Will modify the PCV connector for AN10 and then install. Good writeup.

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