Small Coolant Hose

[Robert Myers]

Has anyone else had this problem?

About July 2 (or 3?) of 1994 (or was it '95?) there was a group of 
about 9 Audis convoying across Kansas on our way to the Pike's Peak 
Hill Climb scheduled for July 4.  We wheeled off of I-70 and almost 
directly into an Arby's Restaurant parking lot in Hays, Kansas where 
my '89 200 dropped a load of coolant from the very hose you ask 
about.  One of our group kindly climbed under my car an, after a 
quick run to a hardware store, improvised a quick and dirty roadside 
repair while sitting in the Arby's parking lot.

Exactly one year later in the very same Arby's parking lot in Hays, 
Kansas another group of us had to do the exact same repair to another 
Audi under identical circumstances.  Now what were the odds of that 
happening again?

Bob



At 08:17 PM 6/6/2008, Max Hoepli wrote:
>Should be changed out when hydraulic is changed out?
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>Max
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>From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:knealeski at sbcglobal.net]
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>To: Max Hoepli; Urq at audifans.com
>Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com;
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>Subject: Re: Small Coolant Hose
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>Not uncommon.  As Brett on the 200q20v list.
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>Hose often gets overlooked because it's in such a difficult place to get to
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>Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
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>Unfortunately, was driving on Autobahn at 100km and red triangle warning
>light came on, at 80C, temp rose, just before 100C got off Autobahn to
>"Fifth Wheel" gas station. Saw that small hose just under where hydraulic
>pump attaches to engine was squirting out coolant, lost a bucket full of
>coolant. Did not drive car any longer, called CAA, took car on flat bed to
>my mechanic. Mechanic says hose leads to turbo charger to cool. Any one had
>this problem?
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