Problems with Oil Cooler leaks on 1.8T????

[Steve Hung]

So can it be fixed?  Would replace the head gasket fix the problem?

Thanks!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Dikeman [mailto:quattro at pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:51 PM
To: Ian.Wendler at radisys.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Problems with Oil Cooler leaks on 1.8T????


There is a kit that shows combustion gasses in the coolant.  This is 
used to detect head gasket leaks; not only does oil get in the 
coolant, but combustion gasses as well.

If the car tests positive, walk away, regardless of 39k miles, or how 
clean the car is.  There are -plenty- of A4's to choose from out 
there...

Brett

At 12:19 PM -0700 8/16/00, Ian.Wendler at radisys.com wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am a long time quattro enthusiast but have just recently graduated
from
>college and
>can now afford a newer A4.  The consensus seems to be that the A4 is an
>incredible
>car, and I seem to have found one I like.  The only problem is that I
have
>found what
>appears to be oil in the Anti-freeze.  The seller is working hard to
fix
>the problem,
>which has tentatively been diagnosed as an oil cooler problem.  The
Audi
>dealer has
>never run into head gasket problems, so does not think that is the
issue.
>The car has
>39k on it and is in immaculate shape other wise, should I be concerned
with
>this
>issue and keep looking for my dream car or allow the owners to fix the
>problem and
>purchase the car??????  Another related question is, has anyone heard
of or
>had
>similar problems with the 1.8t??
>
>Thanks,
>Ian

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