Mr.Jai

I've been having an ongoing coolant leak issue, have replaced the aux water pump already as well. It leaks slowly, but quite a bit when I have run teh heater. I can't see where the leak is coming form, but I can see it's running down the back of the engine, not onto the oil pan and I know there is no coolant under the intake manifold. So I guess you could say it's my best uneducated guess that this thing is leaking form that pipe.

Has anybody done this before? How much of a pain in the *** is it?

yrk2.7t@curbside

I would imagine that you would have to remove the intake manifold so you can get to the 1 or 2 under there.

IIRC the allroad setup was slightly different than the S for some reason.

Once the intake manifold is out you would have to take out the 2 bolts in each head and then push the tube towards the back on the car to unseat it and then lift it out.

Mr.Jai

I think I saw 4 in a breakdown of the thing. So the manifold has to come off eh?

yrk2.7t@curbside

that goes under the manifold.

Worst case is that you can't get it out and have to take it off.

I don't have bently on this computer but maybe someone who does will chime in.

Mr.Jai

Any ideas how much the seals run?

yrk2.7t@curbside

I replaced mine just as a precaution when my motor was apart since it is so much easier to do then.

Mr.Jai

Any other precautions I should take? Intake manfold gaskets just in case maybe?