Decided to nip out to the shops this evening, got in the car and could smell something a bit odd.

Tried to start the car and it just turned over and over, then the oil light came on.

A quick look under the car and I ocould hear drip...drip...drip...drip.....

Got a torch and found oil all over the road!

The front of the engine is nice and clean, the sump is fine.

Looking from the top of the engine all seems well.

Cant really see where it is coming from to be honest, I guess its on the back of the block somewhere.

It ran fine this afternoon, I drove very sensible back from work without a hitch.

Any ideas??????

Oil filter dropped, off Somthing flipped up and damaged it, seal failed????

Front of the engine is perfectly clean, oil filter looks fine

Is there a Lead/wax plug somewere...Could this have melted, oil got hot...Don't know were it is though!!.

Not sure - Just rang the boss for a lift in the Audi RS tomorrow

:thumbdwn: :eek: :( Buy a Vrs, you know you want one:P

My dads Octy is still for sale though Phil:rolleyes:

Phil

An oil pipe to/from the turbo?

I was gonna say the turbo, that is the problem i had when i got my octy tdi!!!

its a pain in the ar*e to get to, so make sure it gets sorted properly, because mine wasn't, and it had to go back twice!!!

I did wonder if it is a hose to the turbo because the oil is dropping from somewhere out of sight, rather that running down the side of the block.

Anybody done any work on it recently?

It may be a pipe up in that area, but how so all your oil has gone...as it sits above, unless of course the cranking took what little was left and pushed it out.

It probably isnt all of the oil actually, looking at it this morning, as I walked past, the puddle is probably about the size of an A3 sheet of paper.

No work has been done on the car recently other than replacement of a perished hose at the front of the engine.

If no more oil has leaked out, then its obviously something that leaks just when the engine is running. I would check the pipework in the turbo area for possible damage.

I suspect turbo too. My turbo officially has "small leak to turbo" and indeed last time I was under her, I could see evidence of a drip hanging down off the underside of it. However, it leaves no marks on the ground, left no puddles, and the examination was done only a few days after ragging it around Mallory Park, so I suspect the abuse it took on that day maybe caused a little seeping somewhere.

In this case I would definitely get the octy on a ramp a.s.a.p and get a look at all the connections to/from the turbo.

"Get the Octy on a ramp" - yes, I'll just jump in and drive to the nearest garage

"Get the Octy on a ramp" - yes, I'll just jump in and drive to the nearest garage

Well, get the AA to do it.

Of course, the same examination could be done with jack, axle stands, etc. Just means getting on your back, and getting under her.... Hmmm, does that read as rude as I think it does?

sure its not the AC system... as there is a...umm overflow thingy that leaks water from the AC system... however that wouldnt explain the none starting...

you sure its not the maf and a slip pipe goochie ??

Joel

Joel - it could actually be a split pipe.

I think I'm car-literate enough to spot the difference between water and oil

Good to see you're happy to give constructive advice as always though.

hey, just throwing another idea in the pan... followed by friendly forum banter...

my line of thinking was water under a car on a dark surface may look like oil... at the end of the day every one that posts on a topic like this is only guessing...

Joel