So I did what I tend to do destroy what ever I have that is nice. I hit someone in a traffic jam and that A8L is tough to stop. Any way no damage on her huge SUV.

The poor Audi however needs a radiator. Everything else looks fine. The fan is ok the AC radiator looks to be ok. The fan is what put the whole in the radiator. I had the car towed home and will work on it next week.

Any insight on how to go about the fixing of this would be great. I will pick up a good manual before I have a go at it. I worked on my BMW's so I think I should be able to do this pretty easily. I have a place I drive by at work called germanautoparts.com and they are great. They have a radiator for $426 which is pretty good from what I see but I was hoping for something a little cheaper...

Any suggestions to look? Please just fill me with info. I am a new Audi owner. (2weeks) It's an A8L D2 2001

Thanks in advance for all your help and support.

 

try some salvage places

force 5 in new hampshire
shokan in new york
LKQ various locations nationwide

first two are probably your best bets as they specialize in Audi/VW
internet search for the particulars

 

Don't have a line on a radiator for you, but you're gonna need a manual...and there is only 1 in existence (other than huge $$ dealer type online subscriptions) and this is the best price you're gonna find on a Bentley manual for your car (unless maybe used on eBay?):

Audi D2 A8 Quattro 4.2 > Search > Bentley Manual > ES#6279 Robert Bentley Repair Manual On CD-Rom - AD25