Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
07-08-2006, 10:24 AM
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Thomas G. Marshall 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.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
07-08-2006, 10:24 AM
#32
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Thomas G. Marshall 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.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
07-08-2006, 10:24 AM
#33
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Re: Leaking something pink and oily----2k a4 1.8
Thomas G. Marshall 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.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
> Ok, help. Something pink and oily feeling leaking down the engine
> compartment, hitting the plastic skid-pad, moving and dripping out the
> front.
>
> I may have had this issue once before, and solved it by the mechanic
> tightening a bolt that looked like it was encrusted in pink crusty stuff.
>
> What could possibly be leaking out from my car. It doesn't feel like
> coolant---coolant feels more like water than oil, and this stuff feels
> like
> oil, but is pink.
>
> HERE IS THE RUB: I've been trying to chase down an A/C problem. At the
> dealership, the A/C system is showing that it is holding the pressure, but
> it comes out weak shortly afterward. They have put in die in it, but
> cannot
> "find" it yet. Further, this pink stuff only showed up in my driveway
> when
> the A/C was just run for 40 minutes or so, which it hadn't been done till
> now.
>
> Confusing set of variables, I know, but this sudden leak coincided with
> the
> use of the A/C system for essentially the first extended time since it was
> refilled a couple of weeks ago.
Ok, for the record, it turns out that the oily feel to it was a red herring.
The radiator actually had a leak in it, so I replaced it. Whether or not
this was exacerbated by a test drive is anyone's guess, but as with
everything car related in my life, it is likely to be a bizarre fluke.
--
Doesn't /anyone/ know where I can find a credit card company that emails me
the minute something is charged to my account?
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