So I just wanted to show what I find when working on cars at work. Its obvious that someone who's careless in the work they do has left me with a real problem. As soon as I pulled the intake off, I saw that the old gaskets have been shmutzed with goop.
The car had no running issues, just a coolant leak under the intake manifold at the aux. coolant pump.
Got an intake coming tomarrow, used ,but cheaper than welding and possably cracking again.
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Oh the car is an '01 Audi Allroad 2.7T
i work on medical equipment... and even i sometimes find some interesting fixes
I thought a little RTV could fix anything?
BTW, what does a used intake manifold for a 2.7t cost these days?
We got a used intake, TB, both thermo couples, N75 valve and the Y pipe , plus the stupid little wire extension lead to the MAP, all for $150.
The intake gaskets are the same for NA 2.8 and Turbo 2.7.. Super easy job to R&R the pump and or the intake manifold or even the SAI pump.