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Oil leak on the front of the engine (2.8L)

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Old 05-12-2006, 06:17 AM
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Default Oil leak on the front of the engine (2.8L)

I have oil leaking on the exhaust manifold on the driver's side. I can't tell exactly where it is coming from, but I am pretty sure it is the valve cover gasket. It only seems to be dripping on the front of the manifold. I assume it is being dispersed by the fan since it is spread around a bit.

I am going to grab some valve cover gaskets from purems and am wondering if I should do the cam chain tensioner seals while in there. I don't think they are leaky. They normally leak in the rear of the engine don't they?
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Drivers side tensioner is at the front of the engine, I bet its leaking as well as the valve cover
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Lovely
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Default is not that hard, only took me about 30 mins to do both valve cover and tensioner gaskets.

Heres a good write up from rob<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1650707.phtml">Write up</a></li></ul>
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That special tool is going to be the most expensive part.
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Not bad, it think it only cost me around $25 shipped
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