Rs4 coolant tank cover

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Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by chriswhite1992 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:08 pm

Does anyone have a cover over there coolant tank or painted it black? I go to car shows and would be quite nice to have the bonnet up but the coolant tank just completely ruins the look for me Image

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:22 pm

Fit a new one for £20 and it wont look so bad.

Failing that someone on here did make a cover for theirs but can't remember who.

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by chriswhite1992 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:24 pm

Still be that same horrible colour tho. It in good condition its just the colour really

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:28 pm

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:30 pm

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by Paddski » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:31 pm

MikeFish wrote:Image
Where you get yours Mike?
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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:33 pm

After paying over £30 for an incorrect one off ebay it turns out Audi sell them for about £18.

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by Paddski » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:36 pm

MikeFish wrote:After paying over £30 for an incorrect one off ebay it turns out Audi sell them for about £18.
really! and the cap, that's not standard
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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by chriswhite1992 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:36 pm

Id want mine black tho not the same colour

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MB2 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:47 pm

The coolant cap is an R8 one - you either have to disassemble it or the oil cap to orientate correctly.

Agree buy from Audi and very easy job to fit - you just need something to suck the coolant out of the tank with and some pliers to un clip the hoses.

If you have someone to help you hold the hoses up while you swap them you can do the job without losing a drop of coolant (empty into a bottle/clean bucket and put it back in afterwards).

I used this to remove the coolant

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Siphon-S ... 2348978020

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by Paddski » Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:16 pm

MB2 wrote:The coolant cap is an R8 one - you either have to disassemble it or the oil cap to orientate correctly.

Agree buy from Audi and very easy job to fit - you just need something to suck the coolant out of the tank with and some pliers to un clip the hoses.

If you have someone to help you hold the hoses up while you swap them you can do the job without losing a drop of coolant (empty into a bottle/clean bucket and put it back in afterwards).

I used this to remove the coolant

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Siphon-S ... 2348978020
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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:18 pm

No the cap is from an R8. Can't remember how much it was; either the oil or coolant cap is quite cheap (circa 20 or 30 pounds) but the other one is about £80.

The coolant cap will fit as standard but the picture will be at 90 degrees. Simple mod to fix.

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by Jules » Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:20 pm

Without meaning to sound rude unless your car its supercharged or really something special under bonnet I wouldn't
bother opening it at shows as you will get nicer pics of the car with it closed imo :thumbs:
Drive low,park lower

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by chriswhite1992 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:56 pm

Quite a few people wanted to see it last night as they didnt know what it was. Going to a meet with mainly jap cars and vxr's etc people are gonna ask

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Re: Rs4 coolant tank cover

Post by iconic78 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 6:14 pm

Early B6 coolant tank were black/grey. You can't buy them new anymore but you can find them 2nd hand.

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