Houdini coolant?

[TonyEscobedo]

Go up and down hilly areas on your trip??? Perhaps a parking garage??? My guess there was an air pocket and your car burped and coolant level dropped

On Jun 19, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Bill Janssen <bill at janssen.org> wrote:

> Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Look at the coolant flange at the back of the head. Common leak point on
>> both the 1.8T's and 2.0T's. Just did one a couple of days ago, major pain
>> compared to the early 1.8's.
>> 
>> They typically leak just enough to leave a trail, but not enough to puddle
>> on the ground before evaporation.
> 
> Took it over to my shop, my mechanic said the same thing: the coolant flange.
> 
> Then he looked over the engine, couldn't find any evidence of a leak.
> No pink residue.  No milky oil.  Put pressure on it, can't get it to
> leak.
> 
> Mystery.
> 
> Bill
> 
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Bill Janssen <bill at janssen.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Got back from a 16-day trip, started my 2007 A4 quattro 2.0T, backed out
>>> of the garage, got the flashing red coolant light on the dash.  Stopped
>>> the car, looked at the tank -- no coolant.  Looked at the garage floor
>>> -- no coolant or orange stains.  Added over a pint to bring it back up
>>> to spec.  But what happened to it?  Supposedly sealed for life!
>>> 
>>> Bill
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