Re: Copper vs. aluminium washers

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.5.32.19990326122636.00c64de0@pop.netaddress.com> Aleksander Mierzwa writes:

> I have a question for you good people: is it OK to use copper washers
> instead of the aluminium ones in the fuel system on our Audis? I have to go
> to the dealer for aluminium ones and never know if they will have the
> correct size, while the copper ones are easily obtained in any size from
> local automotive stores.

The 'aluminium' ones that I get from Audi are actually tinned copper.

I've never had a problem with (new) ones of either type.

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