I'm so thankful for this video, saved me so much money. Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate it. Used this for my 2018 Audi Q 5.

I followed your instructions to the letter. With time and patients it worked perfectly. I was my torque head sockets. Thanks again you are a lifesaver.

Thanks mate for the video… saved me from having to replace my A5 radiator… I used a Chinese take out chopstick to removed the broken tip from the radiator nozzle. The chopstick fits snugly into the tubing and the stuck tubing comes right out !!!

I have the same issue. I got the broken piece out of the expansion tank but not the radiator end. I got the o ring out but the rest is still stuck so I can't attach new hose. I lost patience and couldn't deal with being off the road for such a silly issue so since the whole idea is to get the coolant from radiator to the bottle, I did a little diy hack and bought a 5/8 hose and cut it to the length and fitted it onto the nipple of both ends and secured with a clamp. It works fine.

@johnnysanchez9237

2 жыл бұрын

This still working for your car? No leaks?

@kinonkong2125

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea… I managed to remove the broken hose that was stuck in the radiator end by inserting a Chinese take out chopstick carefully and the whole broken tip came out easily! If that didn’t work you idea beats buying a new radiator

@DustyRolle

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnysanchez9237 Still works slight leak at end of the hose at top. But leak has been small like a drop from max line to half over a 2 month period. I probably just need to tighten clamp more.

@martezhall5847

4 ай бұрын

So do the new come with the oring?

Thanks for the tutorial, worked for me.

I have a 2012 Q5 2.0. I topped it off with the purple/pink coolant about a week ago to the max line and now it's back to halfway between mix and max. Does this issue apply to this year of car? I'm doing an oil change in a week or two, got the Mahle oil filter off Amazon (hate doing it cause I gotta take off that whole underside plastic shield). I don't suck it up through the pour hole like they do at the dealer, plus I changed the horrible stripped Torx screw plug with a 17mm hex oil plug, so much better! When I do the oil change I will check for leaks at the hoses. Anyways, not sure if its a blown gasket head and I don't want to take it into the shop now with Covid 19 and all, but I don't think those pressure tests are cheap. Any suggestions? Known issues besides these 2 leaking points you mention in this video and the last? I've never owned an Audi before this. Only Hyundai's. Still getting used to the differences between German and Korean cars .

What would you suggest if you think you may have cracked the lip trying to remove the plastic from the radiator ? Replace the radiator ?

Amazing craps video

How do you take the clamp off the connector? Thank you!

@FrostyEski

3 жыл бұрын

did you ever figure out how? I'm looking for the same answer

@Henry-nr3sf

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrostyEski Hey Frosty, did you figure this out? I'm trying to work it out as well lol. I broke it when trying to fix something :(

@wilsoncarter33

2 жыл бұрын

@@Henry-nr3sf you just pull the retainer clip up and pull the hose out. When putting it back in push the clip down first then slide the hose in until you hear it click into place.

An easy out would be easy to get it out