MadUKDiver
04-08-2016, 06:23 PM
Wife's Audi A3 Sport 1.8 TFSI S tronic, new in March 2013, less than 30,000 miles. So just out of warranty :mad:
Coolant level warning came on a few days ago so I topped it up, didn't need much probably less than 300ml.
Today the Emissions Warning came on so wife drove straight to the local dealer. After treating her in a most patronising fashion they declared her A3 to have a coolant leak from the thermostat seal. And apparently the Emissions Warning is a red herring caused by the escaping coolant dripping on something.
Good to have a confident diagnosis but they quoted nearly £800 (!) to fix it because "it's really difficult to get to and over 3.5 hours work".
I have no reason to doubt the above but I find it hard to believe that the original seal was "fit for purpose" (or of merchantable quality) to fail over such a short period. The dealer even admitted this is pretty rare. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
If they are doing this work I already said "you will change the water pump too, won't you?" which brought the reply - "yes, of course for another £70". Is there anything else that should be changed while they have access to the "hard to reach" part of the engine - timing belt for instance?
Thanks
Coolant level warning came on a few days ago so I topped it up, didn't need much probably less than 300ml.
Today the Emissions Warning came on so wife drove straight to the local dealer. After treating her in a most patronising fashion they declared her A3 to have a coolant leak from the thermostat seal. And apparently the Emissions Warning is a red herring caused by the escaping coolant dripping on something.
Good to have a confident diagnosis but they quoted nearly £800 (!) to fix it because "it's really difficult to get to and over 3.5 hours work".
I have no reason to doubt the above but I find it hard to believe that the original seal was "fit for purpose" (or of merchantable quality) to fail over such a short period. The dealer even admitted this is pretty rare. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
If they are doing this work I already said "you will change the water pump too, won't you?" which brought the reply - "yes, of course for another £70". Is there anything else that should be changed while they have access to the "hard to reach" part of the engine - timing belt for instance?
Thanks