part number for blanking plate

[saltinot]

If your car is equiped with A/C the you should have the bracket below. An o-ring does the sealing for you with this one.



If you do not have A/C you can use the blanking plate pictured below if your oil return line is attached to the flange on the oil pan. If your oil pan has the flange without provisions for the return line to be attached then you can just use the oil return line from either a S2 without A/C or an AAN that returns the oil to that hole on the block.



I can get you the part numbers later if you want.

[Rusty]

Is that plate an Audi part or aftermarket?

[Jamo]

here's something odd....I've taken the air con pump off my current engine without doing anything else and it hasn't lost any oil.... so if my bracket has come off how the hell is the oil staying in the engine!!!...

black magic me thinks....

The hole is used for oil return and it's above sump level. IMO no oil should come out

[saltinot]

Is that plate an Audi part or aftermarket?

The blanking plate is an Audi part. It has gone NLA now however. Only kidding. I've got the part number around here somewhere. I'll see if I can find it for you.

[europeanme]

The blanking plate is an Audi part. It has gone NLA now however. Only kidding. I've got the part number around here somewhere. I'll see if I can find it for you.

Hi Tom,
Both numbers would be awesome... I can decide what to do and which part to use...

@Nip, so thats what the knocking sound is....I did wonder.....