Followup from the pelican staff.
Audi a4 b6 heater core leak.
October 27 2018.
One of the drawbacks to horsepower and having the engine located in a smaller car is heat.
When it is clogged it doesn t have a leak but it also won t pass coolant and provide heat to the cabin.
However if it deteriorates the cooling system will lose its pressure which can cause a leak.
Remove the heater hoses and run water through it.
Or even in the hot summer where it seems like your vents have small volcanoes in them.
It should be sealed to maintain pressure for the cooling system.
Audi a4 bad heater core.
The radiator and heater hoses.
Cleaning heater core and bleeding 98 audi a4 b5 aeb 1 8t quattro.
The audi a4 uses an inline four cylinder turbocharged engine as a power plant.
The engine and turbo can develop good horsepower especially with some aftermarket accessories or tuning.
If your car is running too hot and there is the proper amount of coolant in the car and it is not leaking or your car is taking a long time to warm up there is a very good chance your thermostat is bad and needs to be replaced.
Bad heater core causes.
Hoses carry the coolant from the engine and heater core to the radiator.
This article applies to the audi a6 a4 a3 and q5 q7 2004 2010.
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Check if the heater core is plugged.
When the hoses get older they can crack or develop holes which cause the hoses to leak coolant.
Good luck determining whether or not your a4 s heater core is bad.
A leaking heater core is going to be caused by a crack that leaks coolant out or it s going to be clogged.
B6 a4 operating temperature but heater core flow cold duration.