An Ounce Of Prevention - WAS Re: Bad Puppy Is No More

[Alex Kowalski]

When I first heard of Bad Puppy's ultimate misfortune, the first thing that popped into my head wasn't fuel or oil fittings - I had a mental picture of a seized radiator fan motor causing an engine harness meltdown.

If you own a 5000 T/Q and/or an early 1989-90 100/200TQ, see these links:
Archive Discussion:

http://www.google.com/custom?q=Radiator+Fan+Fuse&cof=T%3Ablack%3BBIMG%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.audifans.com%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Faudifans%2Fimages%2Faudifans%2Fafsmall.gif%3BLC%3Ablue%3BAH%3Aleft%3BVLC%3Ared%3BAWFID%3Aadf352477987104b%3B&sitesearch=audifans.com&domains=audifans.com

SJM's page:

http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/cooling.html#fuse

I just bought one from Blaufergnugen for $21.99, here:

http://www.blauparts.com/parts%20dept/bodyelectrical/c4/c4a/c4a2/5000.shtml

http://www.blauparts.com/parts%20dept/bodyelectrical/c4/c4a/toc.shtml

It is going in the car at my very next opportunity.  Cheap insurance from Old, Conservative and Putzy™.  

Cheers,
Alex Kowalski
'87 5KCSTQ  

Having hot things happen in your car at the side of the road should _*only*_ occur by mutual agreement.  ;)


> "Alex Kowalski" <akowalsk at comcast.net> wrote:
> > On one of my previous cars, a 5KCSTQ, one of the braided turbo oil lines
> disintegrated at the fitting and the car pumped all of its oil onto the
> ground in about ten seconds -- ...
> 
> For those that don't know, that's how Bad Puppy earned her name.
> The original oil fitting broke, spraying oil.  I replace that with a used
> oil cooler and lines. That did the same thing, dumping oil a second
> time.  I replace that with an aftermarket oil cooler and lines (see:
> http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/OilCoolerReplacement)
> and *that* blew a hose.  I reset the hose and tightened the clamp real
> good, and never had another problem.  Until yesterday.
> 
> I don't have the car, so a post-mortem isn't going to happen.
> 
> Live goes on.
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" is no more
> 
>