'02 A4q1.8tavant radiator

[Steve Meyer]

I don't know a whole lot about this new of Audi either...I normally drive old ones, but it was time to get something a little better to haul the family! I thought I'd better check with the list to make sure I don't miss something.

BTW...the car has about 70,000 miles and I think the radiator cracked by one of the supports, as if I some debris in the road pushed it up...maybe!?

slm

--- On Fri, 10/2/09, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: '02 A4q1.8tavant radiator
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 4:07 PM
> Steve Meyer wrote:
>  > Howdy gang!
>  >
>  > I've got a leak in my radiator and want to make sure
> I don't miss
>  > something when having my mechanic replace it...what
> parts should be
>  > done along with it? Thanks!
> 
> Parts? Well, I guess if the hoses are original, I'd think
> of replacing
> them.  Same with any sensor in the radiator (I'm not
> familiar enough
> with it to know).
> 
> I don't think a radiator is like a timing belt, where you
> want to
> replace the water pump and other bits because of the nature
> of the
> job. That is, you could replace the hoses later without a
> lot of
> hassle. That water pump, you'd be doing the t-belt job over
> again.
> 
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad
> Puppy"
> 
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