[s-cars] coolant reservoir

[Tom Green]

It's usually the easier things that get beat to death.  : - )  This  
one has had plenty
of coverage, but I understand that the search of the list is more  
involved.

The reason to use genuinevwaudiparts.com is because they discount  
parts more
than any online dealer part sales; by a large margin in almost all  
cases.   They
also give good customer service by verifying the part applicability  
when you give
a VIN number, and answer questions placed by email.  The catalog has  
some
shortcomings for URS4/6 vehicles, so it is best to enter part #s when  
pricing or
ordering parts, but that problem exists with the other dealers that  
sell online
since they all use the same catalog.

I would not depend on overnight service from them, though, because if  
they do
not have the part in stock, it takes a day to get it from the LA  
warehouse, and
they cannot send the part directly to you from the supplier or  
warehouse.  Same
restriction applies to the local dealer.

The problem with the Meyle and FEQ tanks has been the material the  
tank is
made of develops almost unseen stress cracks that allows the coolant  
to escape.
This has happened rather quickly and it can be difficult to find  
them.  It is difficult
to trash a 3 month old tank that is still shiny new also.

It can be even more difficult to find some coolant or even a bottle of  
water when
stranded beside the road.

Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:52:04 -0500
> From: David Cahill <djcahill at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] coolant reservoir - which type is best?
> To: Patrick Moores <pfm2316 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Patrick-
>
> I just replaced my coolant reservoir (expansion tank) on the 92 UrS. I
> compared the Audi OEM part versus the Meyle part, side by side on  
> the work
> bench. The Audi part definitely seems worth the extra money. I am  
> skeptical
> that the Meyle tank will hold a good seal in the cap area over time.  
> Someone
> else may have a vendor preference. I just went with  
> genuineaudiparts.com,
> not for any particular reason.
>
> Dave
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Patrick Moores <pfm2316 at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all, I am in need of a new coolant reservoir and I recall some
>> discussion about Audi
>> versus aftermarket.....has anyone found anything better than  
>> original Audi
>> tank from the
>> dealership? Also, if anyone could recommend a preferred Audi source  
>> for
>> these parts....
>> I'd like to continue patronage of any dealer/other that has been a  
>> help to
>> this group,
>> hopefully a source that might have this in stock and could  
>> overnight it to
>> me
>> ....thanks always.
>> patrick
>> 95 S6