Jretal

For those of ya that didn't hear the <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/12v/msgs/37014.phtml">story</a>

Got the car up on the lift last night to check out things... Other than a lot of grass, there was really nothing too huge

Here's the underneath with the car on the lift:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/underbelly_1.jpg">

Driver's side damgage:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/underbody_damage_driver.jpg">

Passenger's side damage:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/underbody_damage_passenger.jpg">

And the undercoating starting to show her years:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/missing_gel.jpg">

As you can tell, I got away SUPER lucky with this one... so a lil 3M undercoating over my thanksgiving holiday and this beast will be back to normal... minus the oil leaks mind ya

Speaking of OIL LEAKS!!!
THis is my oil leak from the front of the car. It looks like my oil pan seal is starting to leak, even though it's only a year and a half old maybe... approx 20k miles on it.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/oil_pan_leak.jpg">

I also noticed that my upper oil pan seal is starting to leak, but only a very small amount on the driver's side... basically, not enough to bother with.

And for the real doozy of a leak... looks like my tranny is leaking :-\
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/tranny_leak.jpg">
Pic isn't that great, but it's looking like it's coming from around the drive shaft on the driver's side. Any ideas? I'm thinking I should be checking my fluid level real soon to make sure I'm not running the tranny dry. It's not leaking too badly (i.e. no drips on the ground anywhere that I can tell) but that's still a pretty hefty amount of sludge for my tastes. Any ideas? Part numbers for seals maybe?

Hope ya enjoyed...

paul_858

glad you're ok, damage looks moderate, time for BBK, no wet braking issues there =)

WJM

and I dont have the wet braking issue anymore...only difference is that I didn't reinstall the splash shield when i put them on. Something to think about Hmmmmmmmm....

RKA

The wet braking issue drove me nuts! Glad you got out of that one in one piece!

paul_858

i'm trying to convince him to get BBK's =P quit ruining my plan hehe

paul_858

bah selling a4 and buying s4 &gt; buying BBK, a big turbo upgrade, fmic, clutch, exhaust, and wheels

Jretal

But thankfully reality will keep me from spending any $$ right now. i'm only a few weeks from getting a house, so I will NOT have the funds to be putting anything in my car.

I was thinking about putting the A8 upgrade in eventually, but only when my front rotors are shot... and by the looks of things I got some mileage left on them

paul_858

events within said house.. D70 would do you good along with a couple of lenses..

Jretal

by talking with UrS4, the x-drilled rotors shoulda prevented that... but after inspecting them I noticed that the majority of the holes were plugged with brake dust, which would prevent the water from escaping through the holes. IIRC, that is one of the bigger complaints with x-drilled rotors... that's legit to my experiences

Jretal

you're stuck on this BBKs aren't ya