My Audi Is Going Down.

[isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk]

>    I ran over and shut it off. about half of the antifreeze had sprayed
> out of the reservoir lid where it seals.  so i put some water in it to
> fill it back up.  i was driving it home (driving it easy as possible)
> and it does this again about 4 blocks later.  I don't think the radiator
> fan was clicking on but i didn't take much notice.

In my experience, once an old radiator cap has opened once in its
"safety valve" mode, it won't seal again.  We now routinely replace the
radiator cap every time we do a timing belt swap.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674