A4 coolant problem
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A4 coolant problem
97 A4 with only 36,000; in the past month had new lines put in for ac from the dealer, then the oil cooler went--got that replaced from a local shop; today it looked like the coolant was low but didn't see any leaks. I added coolant; drove about 5 miles in very hot weather;shut downto get gas and noticed antifreeze smell. Opened the hood and antifreezewas leaking from the overflow. It never showed the temp increasing. During the past six months I do get a gurgling sound when Iacceleratethrough the dash I don't see any hoses it may be leaking from--it seems to leak after you shut off the car. Any ideas?
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From: noob from NY
RE: A4 coolant problem
definitely check all ur hoses to see if they r tight. u can get this dye that u put in the coolant and then u take this special flash light and u can see the dye under the light. see where it is and change the hose. or do a thorough job and jsut change all the hoses
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From: Vallejo, Ca
RE: A4 coolant problem
ORIGINAL: solrac
97 A4 with only 36,000; in the past month had new lines put in for ac from the dealer, then the oil cooler went--got that replaced from a local shop; today it looked like the coolant was low but didn't see any leaks. I added coolant; drove about 5 miles in very hot weather; shut down to get gas and noticed antifreeze smell. Opened the hood and antifreeze was leaking from the overflow. It never showed the temp increasing. During the past six months I do get a gurgling sound when I accelerate through the dash I don't see any hoses it may be leaking from--it seems to leak after you shut off the car. Any ideas?
97 A4 with only 36,000; in the past month had new lines put in for ac from the dealer, then the oil cooler went--got that replaced from a local shop; today it looked like the coolant was low but didn't see any leaks. I added coolant; drove about 5 miles in very hot weather; shut down to get gas and noticed antifreeze smell. Opened the hood and antifreeze was leaking from the overflow. It never showed the temp increasing. During the past six months I do get a gurgling sound when I accelerate through the dash I don't see any hoses it may be leaking from--it seems to leak after you shut off the car. Any ideas?
When you added coolant , did you go past the max line???
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Vallejo, Ca
RE: A4 coolant problem
my old car used to do that all the time with coolant right after i added it... im not sure about audis but in my old car it was the extra coolant coming back into the container and would over flow just a bit....
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RE: A4 coolant problem
sometimes the coolant bubbling out when there ISNT to much coolant is a good sign on a blow head gasket, ive trashed to engine, the exhaust is getting into the coolant and it needs to go somewhere so it will find a way. 36K on the engine highly unlikly unless you beat on it. May want to look just to be sure
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RE: A4 coolant problem
After keeping any eye on it for a week...I'm noticing the coolant goes back into the reservoir but it seems to take a very long time?? Sometimes I do hear a gurgling sound in the dash? Any ideas?
