RE: Not quite an Audi but another German Car Maker..........

[Anand Dhanda <Dhandas@internetmci.com>]

well i am planning on taking it to the dealership tomorrow... the jacka$$
service guy says he told us about the problem at the service but we declined
to have it fixed(sure he did). well its about a 30 mile drive and I hope
that it lasts that long! the last thing I want to do is get a new engine!

Thanks for all the replies,
Anand Dhanda
Dhandas@internetmci.com <mailto:Dhandas@internetmci.com>
'98 A4 2.8QMS
'92 Benz 300SE
'94 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
[mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Huw Powell
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 7:24 PM
To: quattro group
Subject: Re: Not quite an Audi but another German Car Maker..........


> >I own a '92 300SE with just over 60K miles. I got the 60k mile service
done
> >two or three weeks ago and yesterday the low coolant level kept coming
on. I
> >go and take a look at the coolant tank and what do I see?? Dirt, muck,
and a
> >bunch of other crap all over the inside of the tank! So I figure it just
has
> >a clogged pipe(I'm not great with cars and decided not to take the pipe
off
> >and check). Ohh well just take it back to the dealer and get it fixed...
BUT
> >when I walk around the car again I see liquid(NOT water) nearly
flowing(at a
> >slow rate) out of the exhaust! Any suggestions wanted!!!!
>
> Symptoms of blown head gasket. The "dirt and muck" might be oil. The
> coolant loss is probably due to the coolant leaking into the
> cylinders. And then you can guess why liquid flowed out of the exhaust
> pipe..

Or... someone seriously mixed up some hoses under the hood...

either way, don;t drive it, have it towed to get it fixed.

--
Huw Powell

http://www.thebook.com/human-speakers

82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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