Did they change the seals also?
If so maybe one, or more, were incorrectly installed. :-(
If not maybe they should have changed them while in there.

later,
dave
(One out of many daves)

"Jonathan Goodish" > wrote in message
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>I had my A4 1.8T timing belt changed by an independent garage, along
> with water pump, accessory belts, etc. about 5000 miles ago. Almost
> immediately afterward, I noticed what appeared to be a an oil spray all
> over the front of the engine compartment. The spray and associated
> smell disappeared after a couple hundred miles, and engine fluids looked
> okay, so I didn't worry about it.
>
> However, oil is still leaking from somewhere in the engine compartment
> sufficiently enough to drip from just about every surface on the
> underside of the engine, onto the belly pan, and from there onto the
> garage floor. I changed the engine oil a couple days ago, and wiped up
> the underside of the engine pretty well, cleaned the belly pan, and
> after a couple hundred miles the oil is again leaking sufficiently to
> coat the underside of the engine and drip from the belly pan onto the
> garage floor. This leak was not present prior to the timing belt change
> or, if it was, it certainly wasn't severe enough to be this noticeable.
>
> The oil appears to be motor oil, though I haven't noticed a drop in the
> crankcase oil level. I am perplexed as to the source, and wonder if it
> could have been caused or aggravated by the shop in the course of
> changing the timing belt. Does anyone have any ideas?