[s-cars] j hose starting to leak (and unnecessary chatter)

[Douglas Landaeta]

Not knowing the extent of your particular leak, mine could barely be  
described as a leak. I have a rebuilt j-hose ready to install, but I  
lose almost negible fluid. I think what I see as a moist bottom end of  
the insulation of this hose is a simple weeping, which will be  
repaired. If I had an actual fluid-losing leak I'd do it pronto.
It's inevitable that it will need replacement, just like my headliner,  
and eventually my clutch slave cylinder. And ignition switch, I carry  
these and many other parts and tools in the boot and know how safe and  
reliable my 123k mile UrS4 is.

If your UrS4/6 is new to you, get acquainted now with how relatively  
easy they are to repair with the help of this list! Each small self- 
repair and minor improvement (my first was the intermittent wiper  
relay) will forge that bond where nothing else feels as sweet, fluid  
and punchy as YOUR UrS4.

I just drive 900 miles to TN last weekend and my car out performed me,  
averaging 69.2 mph over the actual driving and break time. I was tired  
and she wanted more rolling hills and high speed sweepers.

This weekend I'm flying to Nashville and I'm still on the field, not  
even the taxiway, with 28 planes in queue ahead of us...

Just my .02

Sent from my mobile

On May 31, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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=URJRWGREDSLQIYPEDLSW&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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 16:13:00 -0700
>> From: "Steve Voit" <stevevoit at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [s-cars] J hose starting to leak
>> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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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
>
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