[s-cars] Coolant leak from under the intake manifold

[Douglas Fifield]

Could it be the afterrun pump?  Had to replace mine due to leak.

D.


On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:01 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>wrote:

> It's the coolant return line from the turbo. Special hose...don't go buy
> off a generic piece of hose off the shelf. I had some but sold all the
> extra off. Surely you can find someone here with a section of it because
> they only sell it in sections much linger than you need.
> You can do the job without removing the IM. Search the QW forum archives
> or maybe list archives for instructions.
>
> Wylie Bean
> theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 91 200q20v
> 92 urS4
> 08 Q7
>
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: Radek <radek at uniserve.com>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Tue, Jan 28, 2014 22:37:31 EST
> Subject: [s-cars] Coolant leak from under the intake manifold
>
> Hello listers;
>
> Looking for a bit of guidance, since the car is new to me.  There is a
> coolant leak coming from under the intake manifold, about where cyl. 3 is.
>  It is visible with the engine cold, evaporates once it warms up.  FA shows
> a water collector pipe there, with four openings into the head, one with a
> triangular gasket, the other three with o-rings.  Looks like the obvious
> suspect.
>
> My question is:  can I remove the water collector pipe without removing
> the intake manifold?  Or would it be a better idea to take the intake out
> for better access?  If so, how involved is it - do I need to disconnect
> fuel lines, etc?
> Thanks.
>
> Radek.
>
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