[s-cars] j hose starting to leak

Sat Jun 5 07:30:18 PDT 2010

Thanks, guys.  Pretty simple on my end:  I keep the 100% perfect and am
working very long hours lately.  I just need to know whether to drop
everything or fit it in my schedule, that's all.  I appreciate the help, as
usual!

S

From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 8:32 PM
To: JC
Cc: s-car-list; stevevoit at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [s-cars] j hose starting to leak

But, Steve is no noobie-had his car a long time-besides I stifled the
impulse.

I don't think he is in any danger if he heeds the warning lights.  I do have
this

nagging suspicion that the question means there is probably something else

that has been deferred also.

Pentosin makes such a mess when it leaks and turns into this stuff that
doesn't

wash off and turns bushings into jelly.  This is the stuff that doesn't get
fixed 

and the owner doesn't understand how his car got into this shape.  

Now if someone already knows what the new hose costs and wants to know 

if there isn't another way that's different.  There is good news, though,
with

genuinevwaudiparts.com dropping the price of the "J" hose 4A0 612 065 to

$360.72 from the $501 list price.

Now you only save $260 by having it rebuilt at HOH.

I am going to take Mance's advice and switch to Redline PSF next flush I 

need.  Reminds me to get a new Magnaflow filter for that also.

I made a tiny url for the Audi Anarchy but I see Steve has an invite
already:

http://tinyurl.com/2cuenmh

Tom

On May 31, 2010, at 10:31 PM, JC wrote:

Actually Tom for a n00b without prior turbo-Audi
hydraulic-accumulator-aka-bomb system experience, it might be a fair
question. While I'm 100% with you that personally I cannot stand having a
significant failing part on my cars at any given time, for a lot of cars hey
a little power steering leak might not be a big thing and maybe it could
wait...

BUT, Steve just to reiterate Tom's point - the brakes-without-power thing is
a MAJOR DEAL here.

You can even try this out if you park the car on an incline with nothing in
the way (steep sloped empty parking lot or driveway ideal). Park the car at
the top of the hill pointing down. Turn off the engine. Pump the brake pedal
over and over, maybe work the steering wheel back and forth a bit too.
Repeat until the pedal 'goes dead'. Now release the handbrake, let the car
get rolling head of steam and see how hard it is to stop with the engine off
and no hydraulic booster.  Not fun.  Better hope your quads are strong and
your emergency brake works real good. Might want to fit a dragster parachute
just in case.

Disclaimer: You may crash into parked cars, trees, mailboxes, posts,
buildings and anything else in your path. Not responsible for your personal
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From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com

[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tom Green

Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:11 PM

To: s-car-list at audifans.com

Subject: Re: [s-cars] j hose starting to leak

Steve,

My first thought was to write "where do we find these idiots?

Who could ask this list if it is ok to just let my car

leak?"  "I hope it leaks all over your father-in-laws new

concrete driveway."

But, I see this is an honest question so I will stifle that

impulse.  : > )

You will find that the mess made by leaking hydraulic fluid

will far exceed any gain from putting it off.  This fluid

will soften every hose and bushing it touches and will reach

the rear differential with only a surprisingly small leak.

It's just a hose with two ends; how hard can this be?  It

also sounds like you aren't going to get your hands dirty on

this, so why not just call Carl Hatcher at Carl's Foreign Car

Service and have him take care of it.

He can probably arrange a rebuilt hose, maybe even from the

list favorite, Spokane Hose.  You don't want to buy a new hose.

If you don't know Carl, he hosts the UrS cars get-together in

August, so owns s-cars.

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=URJRWGR

EDSLQIYPEDLSW&inviteId=LMUXLLPULOTTTKNQLXRK&showPreview=false&x=> 539696703

It usually does not go total blowout, but it can leak a lot

of fluid.

Isn't this

the stuff that provides power steering and brake boost?  You

should try the brakes without any boost sometime if you don't

think it's important.

Tom

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Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 16:13:00 -0700

From: "Steve Voit" <stevevoit at comcast.net>

Subject: [s-cars] J hose starting to leak

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Hi S-Heads:

My 95.5 (120k mi) S6 is starting to experience a leak from the 'J

hose' on the high pressure hydraulic circuit.  My question

is this:

is this an urgent repair, or can I watch it and take care

of it in the

next few months?

Is the failure mode a catastrophic leak?

Thanks,

Steve V

Seattle