Coolant leak, '01 A6 4.2

[Grant Lenahan]

Ohhhh! Good catch!

Apparently time consuming to get to

Grant
On Apr 22, 2010, at 8:07 PM, kneale at coslink.net wrote:

> There's a guy goes by the name Fusilar or something like that on Audiworld
> and Quattroworld who has made an aluminum replacement for a plastic pipe
> Audi installed in the coolant supply between the block and the oil cooler
> on the passenger side of 4.2 V8s.  His pipe features double Orings on each
> end.  Audi's plastic has a single O-ring on each end.  The pipe is about
> 2.5-3 inches long.  Failure of the plastic at mileages upward of 100k is
> being reported.  I have one of his pipes in the glovebox of our S8.
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: john at westcoastgarage.net john at westcoastgarage.net
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:52:35 -0700
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Coolant leak, '01 A6 4.2
> 
> 
> Anybody here with any experience on these "new" cars?  We have a car in 
> the shop with a pretty respectable coolant leak on the right side of the 
> engine, and we're looking for some BTDTs.
> 
> Thanks, John
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Grant Lenahan
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