losing coolant through exhaust

[Alan Cordeiro]

Patrick,

>From experience I know you can lose coolant , and not mix with oil.
...had that problem....

If the coolant is leaking through the head gasket, and if you run
high boost for a long while, the coolant tank will overflow,
or at least that what I kept noticing, along with the regular coolant
fill-up.

If boost of 1.8 for a few seconds  on a regular basis does not seem to
cause the coolant to overflow out the tank cap, your leak may be
somewhere else.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
To: "Patrick Anderson" <patrick.anderson1 at comcast.net>; "200q20v list"
<200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: losing coolant through exhaust


> Are you getting white smoke?  I think white tailpipe emissions signify
> burnign coolant.  Somebody correct me if not.  Also, if you are burnign
> coolant, I'd thnk you's be mixing coolant and oil somehow, too.  Check
> you're oil and see if there are signs of coolant in there.  Check you
> coolant and look for signs of oil in there.  Go for a drive then inspect
the
> engine bay and under while the car is hot and still running - look for a
> leak.
>
> That's what I'd do.
>
> Brandon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Anderson" <patrick.anderson1 at comcast.net>
> To: "200q20v list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:41 PM
> Subject: losing coolant through exhaust
>
>
> Having more issues after rebuilding the head. Now that the car is pretty
> much all back together I seem to be losing coolant. Initially I had
thought
> it was just coming from a loose coolant line to the turbo. So I snugged
that
> up and it doesn't seem to leak anymore. However, I noticed that I still
seem
> to be loosing some coolant. And there is more than a normal amount of
> moisture coming out of the tailpipe. So I am just trying to come us with
all
> the possibilities to start checking. All gaskets were new when stuff was
> reattached to the head, including the coolant manifold o rings and the
other
> odd shaped gasket. And obviously the headgasket is new. Anybody have any
> BTDT or directions to go in. This car is really starting to aggravate me.
> Thanks to all who responded to my post yesterday. They were most helpful
and
> I am pursuing those ideas.
>
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