[V8] A6. Black Pepper to stop a leaking water pump?

[Dave Saad]

Couple of thoughts-

2K is pretty cheap for the Stones, especially if they come with a new water pump. Jaeger is getting old though. Not sure I would trust him to not die before the gig was up.

And pepper without oregano is just silly.

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> On Nov 22, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Brad Hartman <info at speakoutpro.com> wrote:
> 
> 2000 Audi A6 Quattro -- 2.7 twin turbo, AUTOMATIC.  About 115K miles.
> 
> I have been slowly losing coolant for several months.  Decided to have my Audi mechanic have a look, but he's not available during the weekend and I really wanted someone to do a pressure test, so I spent $30 today at Midas. They traced it to the water pump and thermostat housing -- both leaking.
> 
> Quoted something like $2K to replace.  Indicated that you have to drop the entire front end of the car, have the Rolling  Stones flown in to play while the mechanic works, etc.
> 
> I asked to speak with they guy who diagnosed the leak and he suggested that I add three teaspoons of black pepper to my coolant -- said it could work wonders.  General comments on adding pepper please?
> 
> Also, any comments on what I should expect to spend on this would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad, former V8 owner and long-time list member. 
> 
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