[s-cars] Coolant Leak

[Daniel Koropchak]

I currently have all the parts on my tool box to repair a leak from the coolant manifold. This area is very difficult to see. There's a whole bunch of stuff under that intake manifold. Mirrors work well.
  Dan 

Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:
  Don't know about a dye, but have you tried putting it up on a hoist and 
removing the belly pan?

Common places to look (other than the obvious) are the water pump, coolant 
return line from turbo that wraps around the front of the engine and under the 
intake manifold.

Also, remove the plastic cover by the wipers and look at the heater control 
valve.

Sean
1997 S6


Quoting JR :

> Is there a black light visible dye that is safe to put in the cooling 
> system of these cars? I have a very slow leak somewhere in the cooling 
> system. It takes a few thousand miles for the level in the reservoir to 
> drop to the point that the dash alarm starts beeping when I go around 
> corners. I can see a drip here and there when I am driving the car 
> daily. If I leave the car parked for weeks I can see a spot of wet 
> pavement under it where it is collecting, but I cannot for the life of 
> me locate the source of the drip under the hood.
> 
> JR
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