I had an ex Audi mechanic look at the car this evening, he removed the upper cambelt covers and peered down towards the crankshaft his verdict is that it is indeed the crankshaft seal that has failed. Due to the cars mileage, he has suggested not replacing it as the replacement may also leak due to the wear on the Crankshaft although I dont know if this would be the case.. So at the weekend I'll clean as much of the oil off as I can to enable me to monitor how the leak develops.
For now the car is still on for the Costa Del Sol run, assuming oil loss remains consistent and predictable. I have 2 weeks to decide, but do have an alternative albeit much smaller car available if needed.
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Manny
2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
Past
2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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