C4/4A PS hose replacement (was leaky PS hose)

[William Magliocco]

Hi Rishabh:

I would say that if the hose is OE out of an Audi box
that is probably what it goes for.  An aftermarket
retailer does not show your hose in his listing, but
the price is "in the ball park": 

 http://www.audiquattroparts.com/hydraulic_hoses.htm  

Mr. Blau is probably right about the OE hose being the
way to go.

And yes, it can take 3.5 hours to r&r this hose. 
BTDT. IMHO, it is worse than doing this hose on a type
$$ <humor>.  One bank of the V6 motor gets in the way,
so does the drum shaped vacuum brake booster.  Very
tight fit either on a C4 or a C3.  Can be done at
home, use a "gearwrench"...have long arms & small
hands.

I can't help you on a SF bay tech...I live in Atlanta.
 There are quite a few other people who haunt this
list who can give you their $0.02 on who to use.


--- Rishabh Kasliwal <kasliwal at stanford.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Thanks for your earlier suggestions.
> The garage guy tells me that its a leak in one of
> the High Pressure hoses.
> Two quick questions...
> (1) Is $199 a fair price for a HP hose?
> (2) Does it take about 3.5 hrs to fix it?
> 
> Also can someone suggest a reliable Audi mechanic in
> the Bay Area.
> (Preferably East Bay)
> 
> Thanks
> Rishabh
> 



		
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