Time to check your auxiliary radiators...

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Time to check your auxiliary radiators...

Post by neckarsulm » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:52 pm

..I had a quick look at mine while on a ramp and was amazed at the crud in there so very soon it's grilles off and vacuum on.

(the crud retains moisture and eventually causes corrosion of the rads)
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Post by wrekka » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:57 pm

neckarsulm wrote:..I had a quick look at mine while on a ramp and was amazed at the crud in there so very soon it's grilles off and vacuum on.

(the crud retains moisture and eventually causes corrosion of the rads)
Yep, mine are slowly dripping now, been quoted off Audi £610 to sort including labour. Will see if my 3rd party warranty will cover it, mmm...

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Post by MB2 » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:02 pm

wrekka wrote:
neckarsulm wrote:..I had a quick look at mine while on a ramp and was amazed at the crud in there so very soon it's grilles off and vacuum on.

(the crud retains moisture and eventually causes corrosion of the rads)
Yep, mine are slowly dripping now, been quoted off Audi £610 to sort including labour. Will see if my 3rd party warranty will cover it, mmm...
Is that to replace the pair ? I keep mine clean but am beginning to have my suspicions about them...

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Re: Time to check your auxiliary radiators...

Post by wrekka » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:08 pm

MB2 wrote:
wrekka wrote:
neckarsulm wrote:..I had a quick look at mine while on a ramp and was amazed at the crud in there so very soon it's grilles off and vacuum on.

(the crud retains moisture and eventually causes corrosion of the rads)
Yep, mine are slowly dripping now, been quoted off Audi £610 to sort including labour. Will see if my 3rd party warranty will cover it, mmm...
Is that to replace the pair ? I keep mine clean but am beginning to have my suspicions about them...
Yes to replace the pair

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Post by Ice_Coffee » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:41 pm

Mrc will probably fit it for less, and you can probably get genuine replacement rads from gsf or similar for a lot less than audi money

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Post by lengster1 » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:14 pm

Mrc go 1 better they get rid of the o/s one and that pesky airbox flap aswell lol

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Post by chrisd31 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:01 am

sorry to sound dim but where are these rads just so i can have a quick look at mine?

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Post by neckarsulm » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:01 am

in the bumper there are 3 grilles, behind the 2 outer ones are the aux rads. You may need a torch.
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Post by klauster » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:28 am

had mine replaced under warranty, apparantly its a common problem on the RS4 so the dealer said
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Post by wolfgang » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:33 am

This was a common problem with Porsches too. Are the leaves removable without putting the car up on a ramp?
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Post by neckarsulm » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:41 am

This was a common problem with Porsches too. Are the leaves removable without putting the car up on a ramp?
can't see why not
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Post by caldy » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:53 am

lengster1 wrote:Mrc go 1 better they get rid of the o/s one and that pesky airbox flap aswell lol
Not so sure they do remove the o/s aux. rad. Do they not remove the vacuum pump and route a length of piping direct to the bottom feed of the standard air box via the removed flap opening?
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Post by PetrolDave » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:26 pm

klauster wrote:had mine replaced under warranty, apparantly its a common problem on the RS4 so the dealer said
It's a common problem on the B6/B7 S4 as well. In fact it was so common on the B6 S4 that they redesigned this area on the B7, but it still seems to be a problem area (I had my OS one replaced in 2009).

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Post by neckarsulm » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:37 pm

Problem with RS4 one is that while the honeycombe prevents less debris getting down there compared to single slat of B7 S4, its much harder to see
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Post by RS6chris! » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:50 pm

The honeycomb grills just pull out with a good tug...very easy..clean out...then they just clip back on...simples!!

I clean mine out every month...all kinds of debris gets in there!!!
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