10 Oil loss from the filler cap
10 20 19 2059446/2 July 14, 2020. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 10 number 20-18 dated May 12,
2020 for reasons listed below.
Model(s)

Year

VIN Range

Vehicle-Specific Equipment

Q5, SQ5

2017

All

3.0 TFSI

Q5, SQ5

2018

000001 - 212605

3.0 TFSI

A4, A5, A5
Sportback,
A5
Cabriolet,
A6, A7, A8,
RS5, RS5
Cabriolet,
RS6, RS7,
S4, S5
Cabriolet,
S6, S7, S8,
Q7, and
SQ7

2017 - 2018

All

3.0 TFSI

A4, S4

2019

000001 - 056412

3.0 TFSI

A5, A5
Sportback,
A5
Cabriolet,
RS5, RS5
Cabriolet,
and S5
Cabriolet

2019

000001 - 027694

3.0 TFSI

A6, A7, S6,
and S7

2019

000001 - 118457

3.0 TFSI

A8, S8

2019

000001 - 011487

3.0 TFSI

Q7, SQ7

2019

000001 - 004275

3.0 TFSI

Condition
REVISION HISTORY
Revision

Date

Purpose

2

-

Revised header (Corrected Elsa display issue)

1

05/12/2020

Initial publication

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Customer states:
 Oil loss in the engine compartment, front end, and the filler cap.
 There is a smell coming from the engine compartment.
Workshop findings:
 There are traces of oil around the filler cap.

Technical Background
A faulty membrane in the breather line 06M103210 ** can result in excess pressure in the crankcase and
therefore some oil loss through the filler cap.

Production Solution
A breather line with an improved membrane has been implemented in production.

Service
Replace the breather line
06M103210 ** (different
variants available, only order by
VIN).

Figure 1. Breather line that needs to be replaced.

Warranty
Claim Type:

 110 up to 48 Months/50,000 Miles.
 G10 for CPO Covered Vehicles – Verify Owner.
 If the vehicle is outside any warranty, this Technical Service Bulletin is informational
only.

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Service Number:

1050

Damage Code:

0050

Labor Operations:

Remove + install crankcase breather hose

1052 1943
Or
1052 1993

Remove + install crankcase breather hose

Diagnostic Time:

Claim Comment:

See SRT with
associated
operations

1052 1999

30 TU

Or

Or

1052 1943 (Q8
only)

See SRT with
associated
operations

Clean (If required)

1052 2999

5 TU

GFF

No allowance

0 TU

Road test prior to the service procedure

No allowance

0 TU

Road test after the service procedure

No allowance

0 TU

As per TSB #2059446/2

All warranty claims submitted for payment must be in accordance with the Audi Warranty Policies and Procedures
Manual. Claims are subject to review or audit by Audi Warranty.

Required Parts and Tools
Always check with your Parts Department and/or ETKA for the latest information and parts bulletins.
Part Number

Part Description

Quantity

See ETKA

Fasteners, Bolts, Nuts, and Screws as needed per the
Repair Manual

See ETKA/ELSA

Order by VIN

Breather Line

01

Additional Information
All parts and service references provided in this TSB (2059446) are subject to change and/or removal.
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at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may
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