A4 1.8T Quattro 99 AEB

My car started bleeding oil, like a major artery was cut

It was comming out of the oil filter housing, then upon further inspection i find that tube that goes from in between/under the intake manifold was also leaking. this turned out to be a hard plastic tube that sends oil to the back of the head.

So there apears to be too much oil pressure. What could be making this happen?

and solutions or proable prognosis, b/c if this turns out to be an oil pump job, i'm dropping it.

anybody want parts?

 

Those are both common problems anyway, but clean out your PCV system, especially the vacuum booster (AKA suction pump) and that might help if you really do have pressure problems. Also a common problem.

 

would that relive enough pressure that it wouldn't force it out of the oil filter housing.

 

Any time you get a oil flow restriction you end up with increased oil pressure. High oil pressure is one sign of a oil sludge issue even though that might not be your problem.

 

Well, the O ring is likely gone.

 

that deffiently has to be replaced.
I have the oil filter housing to replace it
and the replacement tube is only $165(damn germans)

if....i fix this i might not solve my problem. There still maybe high oil pressure and that could be the oil pump or (well, im not really too sure what else it could be)

 

I'd run 75 miles with some seafoam in there to see if you can help break down any deposits once the parts are replaced (do it now and it may hemmorhage even worse).

 

I got enough problems as it is with this car. New gaskets, not right now.

 

When is the last time you replaced the oil filter and what brand are you using?

Replace the leaking gaskets and tube, the oil filter, and change the oil. Run it with Seafoam in the crankcase for a couple hundred miles and repeat oil and filter change.

 

It turns out that there was sludge in the plastic hose that's "under the intake manifold that goes to the back of the head" (sorry don't know what it's called)

caused too much pressure and did the damage.

now it's off the tranny. bc that SOB doesn't want to act right