help! dealer says I need a new engine...
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help! dealer says I need a new engine...
brought car into Miramar Audi service for the heater not working, i have an aftermarket warranty.
they first replaced a/c control head. didn't fix the problem.
next they replaced the waterpump which was leaking. (I recently did my tb/wp. heater was not working even before I replaced the wp/tb)
still not fixed.
now they are telling me that coolant is not coming back out of the engine. it is being pumped in, but is clogged?
they want $1600 to pull the head and send it to a machine shop, not even guaranteed to be covered by the warranty company.
is there a way to flush the engine to fix the coolant clog? what do you guys think i should do?
there were no signs before that the car was overheating.
they first replaced a/c control head. didn't fix the problem.
next they replaced the waterpump which was leaking. (I recently did my tb/wp. heater was not working even before I replaced the wp/tb)
still not fixed.
now they are telling me that coolant is not coming back out of the engine. it is being pumped in, but is clogged?
they want $1600 to pull the head and send it to a machine shop, not even guaranteed to be covered by the warranty company.
is there a way to flush the engine to fix the coolant clog? what do you guys think i should do?
there were no signs before that the car was overheating.
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have you replaced the thermostadt?
because if not I would get that replaced (on yoiur AWM it should be under the Intake Manifold, you shouln't have to take off the front end if you go at it that way.
Anyway . . . I would look at that (do you have any proof that your coolant is not cycling? have you noticed your engine being hotter than usual?)
Anyway . . . I would look at that (do you have any proof that your coolant is not cycling? have you noticed your engine being hotter than usual?)
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Get a second opinion. If a Doc told you that you needed ---->
your nut-sac rebuilt and bung-hole reamed out but it may not fix anything....... would you not get a second opinion?
A little crude, but you get the idea.
I've heard there are ways to flush the system, I've done it to boat motors before with a chemical cleaner that eats the clogs. I however don't know about doing that to an Audi with all the different metals etc. The motors I've done are simply cast iron blocks. You introduce an acid to a bunch of dissimilar metals in an Audi system = battery = it will EAT parts of it... FAST!!!!
A little crude, but you get the idea.
I've heard there are ways to flush the system, I've done it to boat motors before with a chemical cleaner that eats the clogs. I however don't know about doing that to an Audi with all the different metals etc. The motors I've done are simply cast iron blocks. You introduce an acid to a bunch of dissimilar metals in an Audi system = battery = it will EAT parts of it... FAST!!!!
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No heat inside the car?
Maybe your heater core is clogged(this thing sits under center console right behind the firewall). If leaks you'll know, since the winshield will fogged out even with A/C on (almost like in sauna, it happend to mine loooong time ago).
Assuming you have no engine over-heating here.
That's why Audi calls for coolant flush every other year to get rid of coroding amterial in the cooling systems.
Assuming you have no engine over-heating here.
That's why Audi calls for coolant flush every other year to get rid of coroding amterial in the cooling systems.
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