water dropping from front of the car near the left wheel

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water dropping from front of the car near the left wheel

Post by Shahel » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:12 am

as stated in the title its near the front of the left front wheel just behind the bumper is this normal? should i get it checked out also the water not all the time but has done it twice over the last few days
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Post by david7m » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:57 am

Have you had any rain recently?

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Post by maxxximus » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:15 pm

Hows the coolant level - if its going down surpise surprise youve got a leak from somewhere in the system. Most likely offender is afterrun pump located in V below intake manifold or could be simply be a clip thats come undone from one of the hoses.

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Post by S4INT » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:22 pm

Could be one of the headlight washers, or the washer reservoir pump leaking? This is common on S4's, not so sure about the RS4 though?
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Post by ZeroK66 » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:41 pm

As per S4int... my pump leaks...
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Post by alastairg » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:26 pm

Where is the Air Con condenser lads....???? :)
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Post by simple1 » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:11 pm

behind the front n/s wheel towards the centre of the car.............. so its not that :assflash: The washer bottle is a known problem and sits about where the leak is coming from.........

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Post by Shahel » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:13 pm

you as im new to audi's i didnt know about that but tried it just now and when i go to clean the windows water starts dripping out the front :( anyone know how much this is to fix?
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Post by Brooner » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:57 am

Yes i agree with Simple washer bottle hose happened to me a few months ago same water drip i'll look back on my bills for the water bottle fix
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Post by alastairg » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:22 am

simple1 wrote:behind the front n/s wheel towards the centre of the car.............. so its not that :assflash: The washer bottle is a known problem and sits about where the leak is coming from.........
Fair enough but it was on my mind as paying for petrol recently all the cars including our new landy seemed to have sprung leaks for a moment before the explaination dawned.
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Post by simple1 » Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:35 pm

My Rangy Sport will dump what looks like a gallon of water on the floor on a hot day, the B5 is not as bad as that although it does leave a puddle,

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Post by S4INT » Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:23 pm

Washer pump is quite cheap to replace (about £30 from memory) but it is a bit of a pain to change. You need to remove the n/s front wheel and arch liner then you can see the washer tank. The pump is on the inside so you need to remove the tank completely to change the pump.
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