2004 Audi A3 coolant

47,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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DAN1302
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my audi is drinking far to much coolant, i toped it up 2 days ago to just over the max and already its half gone. ive checked the oil cap etc and theres no sines of the head gasket gone so what could it be? cheers
Sep 8, 2009 at 9:58 PM
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CHRISMATHERTRADE
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[quote:d34cd40b15="dan1302"]Engine Cooling problem
2004 Audi A3 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 47000 miles

my audi is drinking far to much coolant, i toped it up 2 days ago to just over the max and already its half gone. ive checked the oil cap etc and theres no sines of the head gasket gone so what could it be? cheers[/quote:d34cd40b15]

Hi, i had the same problem, see my posting, it turned out to be a hairline fracture of the cylinder head which dribbled coolant into No1 Cylinder. Ended up with a new head replacement at £1044!! - Apparently Audi quite openly say it's a common problem, sorry!
Sep 9, 2009 at 4:07 AM
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