Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
05-28-2006, 11:21 PM
#11
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Dye that only shows up under ultraviolet may exist but the red dye is what I am
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
05-28-2006, 11:21 PM
#12
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Dye that only shows up under ultraviolet may exist but the red dye is what I am
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
05-28-2006, 11:21 PM
#13
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Dye that only shows up under ultraviolet may exist but the red dye is what I am
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
familiar with.
Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> Tony said something like:
>
>>The dye for finding AC leaks is usually red. Combine that with AC
>>compressor
>>oil and it sounds like your problem. If they haven't found the leak yet
>>tell
>>them to look at the compressor and its connections.
>
>
> Excellent! At least it's a start!
>
>
>
>>If you have lost that much oil in the AC system I wouldn't run it any more
>> until the leak is fixed and the system is refilled. Running low on oil
>>could trash you ac compressor.
>
>
> I was told that the dye was something that only showed up under ultraviolet
> light. No?
>
>
05-29-2006, 03:38 PM
#14
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
That's G12 coolant.
Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
Rgds
05-29-2006, 03:38 PM
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
That's G12 coolant.
Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
Rgds
05-29-2006, 03:38 PM
#16
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
That's G12 coolant.
Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
Rgds
05-29-2006, 03:38 PM
#17
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
That's G12 coolant.
Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
Rgds
05-29-2006, 05:20 PM
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Alec said something like:
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
05-29-2006, 05:20 PM
#19
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Alec said something like:
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
05-29-2006, 05:20 PM
#20
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Alec said something like:
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
>> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
>> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
>> front.
>
> That's G12 coolant.
> Feels very "slippery" and leaves pink crusts when it dries.
>
> Rgds
I don't think that's it, or at least *all* of it. I tested the coolant
mixture right away with a different finger and it feels more like water
does. The thing I'm talking about feels like a pink colored motor oil.
If it is coolant, then I need to know where the oily feel comes from:
perhaps it's because it dripped onto that plastic skid-pad thing first and
hit the residual oil there before dripping down to the pavement. Or perhaps
it picked up the oil from whatever it hit on the way down.
--
"His name was Robert Paulson. His name was Robert Paulson. His name was
Robert
Paulson..."
