[urq] Disappearing Coolant

[Mike Miller]

I did the pepper thing on a '67 Austin Healey in the mid 70's- worked great
and even smelled good :-)

My 1st 200q started using about a pint of coolant every 200 miles. Never did
find the leak. I added some Bars Leaks to it.and the problem was solved.
Nice $1.59 fix. Chreap fix  for an Audi :-)

mike

>
> Sounds like a possible candidate for the 'ol pepper trick.  Add about
> one tablespoon of ground black pepper to the system (since the leak
> is small, you might have to introduce it via a radiator hose instead
> of just dumping it into the tank).
>
> The pepper will eventually work its way to where the water is leaking
> from, and plug it... although if it is head gasket related, you might
> be out of luck.   The rest of the pepper should just harmlessly float
> around; it's too small to block radiator passages provided you don't -
> really- coarsely grind it :-)
>
> Bon appetit,
> Brett