A3 2.0 tdi cylinder head dodgy - Help

[Baza1819]

Got a 2006 A3 2.0 tdi Quattro and losing coolant ( slowly ) in Audi specialist & he said vagcom is pointing towards cylinder head or Egr cooler ??
What sort if money is a refurb head or to refurb my own ?
Once done has any one had issues with it going again ??
Cheers
Baz.

 

[Best84]

If they said head or coolant wouldn't it be easier to check the cooler first? before jumping head first into the cost of a new/refurb head.

 

[Baza1819]

Yeah am curious of costs for either Job & reliability afterwards - he is continuing with his investigation but am flapp'n due to how much this could cost !
If not gonna be reliable I'll trade it in against something rather than lose everything I got in the car......

 

[flying oyster]

just paid 600 quid for a new head with valves already seated on a exchange basis labour around 500

 

[Baza1819]

Well head gasket / egr cooler rules out !
Now thinking water pump, hopefully lol
I'll be we'll chuffed !!

 

[Baza1819]

Not water pump - well stumped......

 

[MrLapou]

Leaking coolant housing / cap? Common prob on loads of different makes of car. BMW E46 notorious.
Only shows up when coolant is hot, which causes joints/cracks to expand.

 

[Bramley]

Get some Steel Seal and put that in, do it properly tho by the instructions.

You will never lose water again, trust me! I have it in mine
I started off losing it slowly but it got faster nd faster until i was loosing a tank a day.

This sorted it!

 

[Baza1819]

Cheers lads !
Will try both when I get it back.....

 

[Baza1819]

Sorted - thought its was head it egr cooler - happy to have been wrong !!