Check Your A3 Golf Radiator Mounts

[Dave Zaslow]

I had a small leak at Pocono and did a pressure test on the radiator. I heard the pssst of water leaking out. After taking the nose off I discovered that the passenger side mounting foot had broken off the radiator and it is part of the plastic end-tank. The break left a very small ctack in the tank, as well as leaving the radiator unsupported on that side. The two feet are not shown in E**a or in the manual (!). There is a foam rubber isolator the that fits into a mounting hole in the foot. There is a bolt/washer/ bushing assembly that goes through the bushing and locates the radiator on both sides. I hope this was just a one-of-a-kind incident, but be aware....

The picture below is before it broke off.

DZ