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03-11-2010, 05:40 PM

auditech79

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Originally Posted by DustDevilDennis

I experienced the same smell in my A4 1.8 (65,000 miles) for just under a month. The car started overheating two days ago and the dealership is saying it's the flange. I'm having them replace it for $400.00 - mostly labor. I'd check this out if I was you.

Can anyone tell me if I'm getting a good rate? I've only owned the car for a little less than a year and I'm just curious if the dealership is jerking me around.

The flange itself is pretty cheap ($30 online) but replacing it is a bear. The haynes manual calls for about 4 hours of labor so you're paying around $90 an hour which isn't too bad. My old dealer charged $135 per hour, it depends on where you are in the country. You could probably find someone to change it for $70 per hour, but $90 is a pretty good deal in my book for a dealer.

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03-11-2010, 07:36 PM

saca.1

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Hi! I had the same problem with my chevy. turn enginen on turn of all the fan and A/C. run it untill get hot and soon the fan starts turn of the car. open the hood and look for the leak if the hole is big ,you see the water comeing out. if it is small u can smel it bad or u can hear it to .