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  1. J

    Lava Grey vs Dolphin Grey (& 3.2 decision advice!)

    There are more than two A3's for sale just now me thinks..... find a Lava Grey (obviously) one from a dealer. Easy.
  2. J

    Oil in Coolant (Not the usual)

    Paddy, Pretty sure the car doesn't have an oil cooler radiator, just has an oil cooler unit beneath the oil filter housing which I have already replaced. Tested the old one when I took it off and that was fine. Jon
  3. J

    Oil in Coolant (Not the usual)

    Robin, That doesn't sound good at all, I didn't think to have the block tested whilst it was apart. Do you know how you would go about crack testing the block? I was hoping somone would tell me of some seal somewhere that might have perished and allow the oil into the coolant. The only...
  4. J

    Oil in Coolant (Not the usual)

    Yes, it was flushed very thoroughly after the crack test and rebuild and also after the oil cooler change.
  5. J

    Oil in Coolant (Not the usual)

    Sorry.... The car.... It's a 54 plate A3 TDI 140 with a BKD engine code Jon
  6. J

    Oil in Coolant (Not the usual)

    Hi all, hope someone can help. This is an old problem but I really want to get it sorted as the oil is slowly melting my coolant hoses. I have oil in my coolant, lots of it. It's black and floating in a layer 3 inches deep in my expansion tank, not the browny mayo type. No sign of mayo...