Alot of times if you can't find the cause of your coolant leak it's coming from the heater hoses. These do age, and are rarely replaced. Ie, you have the same ones the factory put in 13+ years ago. They're cheap and fairly easy to replace...
-josh --- "Hauptmann, Eric" <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm...might be a good excuse to get that 1.8l head!! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: FLi GLi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:32 PM > To: Hauptmann, Eric; 'MICHAEL INGRAM'; a2-16v-list > Subject: RE: consuming coolant > > > > Happened to me this past summer. Kept consuming > coolant, but there > were no > visible leaks or signs of burning. Ended up having > the head rebuilt b/c it > was warped. Try all other options first, but if > nothing else works, this > may be your problem. Probably not what you want to > hear, but it happens. > > HTH, > > Renard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf > Of Hauptmann, Eric > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:18 AM > To: 'MICHAEL INGRAM'; a2-16v-list > Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] RE:(A2-16v-list) poll: > does your A2 leak oil? > > > speaking of leaks, does anyone have a problem with > leaking/'burning' > coolant? I don't notice any leaks, but i'm > constantly having to fill up my > coolant. I put in about a half gallon two weeks ago > (400-600 miles) and my > coolant light came on again on the way to work. > sure enough, it's low. > does that happen to anyone else? > > Thanks, > > Eric > > '91 GLi > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
