The picture is too close to tell much, and you don't say what year or model
it is, so it's  hard to be very helpful.
But, first thing that comes to my mind is valve cover gasket, clogged
breather, and also, some spark plugs go in tube that are sealed by seals to
the valve cover surrounding them.  Can't tell much with your pic though.  an
overall engine view would help, just to see what design it is.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
BJ Feddish
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:24 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Wifes Audi - Oil Leak - NVC

My wife's Audi has been smelling like burning oil for the last few months. I
ventured into the engine compartment and found this
http://mywebhopserver.feddishbasses.com:81/vw/audi.html . It looks like a
little puddle next to the spark plug hole. Any suggestions as to the source
of this oil?

Thanks,
Bryan