Watch this hose

[Michael Guidotti]

I replaced mine in a parking lot too. parked my car to go for a run, came back and there was a pool of coolant under the car. I just cut the fitting off and slipped a piece of hose over the end of the pipe with a spare hose clamp and added some coolant (always have an extra gallon or two along with lots of other spare parts) it is a bit of a pain to get too, seem to remember having to move my ps pump. any ways it is a VERY good idea to replace this hose.

Mike Guidotti

>>> David Head <v8q at bellsouth.net> 07/17/01 08:59AM >>>
Audi actually makes a retrofit molded hose for this connection - a regular
piece of hose works just as well as their 27.00 3" part. Remove the
swage/compression fitting and you're set. Done it in a parking lot...

"Doyt W. Echelberger" wrote:

> Same hose split on my 87 5ktq recently, but I noticed the antifreeze smell
> and patched it up temporarily with instant glue and some cloth and a small
> hose clamp. The patch saved the head and got me home. Nasty spot to get at
> with any kind of tool or clamp. You don't want this to happen to your car
> unexpectedly.
>
> MC owners are well advised, as Phil suggests, to replace this hose with
> either a new fitting or take the fitting off and cobble a replacement hose
> somehow, before yours fails. The hose is swaged to the fitting at one end,
> so it will require some adaptation. They are getting to the end of their
> natural life.
>
> Doyt Echelberger
>
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> At 10:58 AM 7/17/2001 +0100, you wrote:
> MC engine - small and short rubber hose from the cylinder head water entry
> to the pipe passing round the front of the engine to the turbo.
>
> Mine blew at 145mph and cost me the head.  DM1900 for parts, DM800 for
> labour, plus 16% tax.
>
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