Houdini coolant?

[Bill Janssen]

Sorry, Tony, I was out of town for 16 days.  The Audi was parked in my
garage for that time.  No motion at all.

Bill

TonyEscobedo <TonyEscobedo at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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