I appreciate there aren't many of us with A2s, but does anyone know where I can get a complete new hose kit/set for my A2?

I love my little buggy but it's looking like the end of the road for her otherwise.  My local garage has made a temporary repair but with no part numbers it's not easy to source anything online, although I've been told the A2 shares parts with a VW Golf.

Any info appreciated.

If you can not find ready made kits at Audi or VW, there is the expensive option to have custom hoses made. Somewhere on the forum home page was a company advertising just such a service, though I can not find it at the moment.

Thanks for this, Clifford.  My local garage is great and tried local Audi and VW, but found them very unhelpful and wouldn't help without part nos.  Typical!  I had heard about custom made parts, but it's not really somewhere I want to go at the moment. The clocking is ticking unfortunately.

Hello Di,

Enter your VIN into LLL Parts website, and that should give you the individual hose part numbers.

You can then search EBay U.K. and International for the part numbers.

Hose ‘set’?? Very much doubt whether there ever was such a thing - in preference to locating and buying the individual hoses you want. 
Please let us know how you get on, for the benefit of other members in the future. 
Regards,

Gareth. 

That's given me food for thought, Gareth.  Many thanks. Perhaps I won't give up yet!

Will give it a go and report back in due course.

My wife used to have a 2002 A2 TDI. I still check it on MOT searches and it’s going strong at 180k miles.

Do what you need to do to keep this car on the road. Custom hoses may not be as expensive as you think.

 

Hi Richard

My little Audi, despite her age, has only done just under 94,000 and, apart from general wear and tear on the hoses, seems to be in pretty good condition otherwise.  

Someone actually stopped me in the local supermarket car park not long ago, said he used to have an A3 and regretted parting with it, so I'm not giving up without a fight!

Hello Ci,

Hoses are generally long lived components these days. 
Are any of yours in a condition where they are visibly deteriorated, or will they be adequate for service while you search for replacements?

Regards,

Gareth. 

 

Hi Gareth

Forgive the lack of technical jargon. I only know what my garage has told me!

All hoses are original to the car, so they've actually done very well.  After a pressure test a split section of the coolant hose was found to be leaking and a temporary repair effected by cutting off the damage, clamping and re-routing to allow for the shorter length. Other hoses are showing signs of old age.

I'm told what is needed are 2 x hoses that go to the heater and 1 x hose from the expansion tank.

If there is such a thing as a complete hose kit/set, that would be good.

My mileage is pretty low, but I'm now a bit apprehensive about driving with a temporary repair, especially as the RAC have just failed me on a breakdown callout.

No problem Di, if we can help, we will.

Could you post some photos of the repaired hose, and the other ones you would like to renew?

Regards,

Gareth. 

Hi Gareth

Am about to check out your previous advice re. the VIN number etc. so might be able to get some part numbers, but will need someone to lift the bonnet off for me for photos.  Watch this space .. and thanks.

Yep, strange bonnets. It's got a couple of catches and the whole thing lifts off.

Hi and thank you to everyone who has helped with my previous postings.

I have now tracked down the coolant hose part numbers through LL Parts, but they don't have stock and I haven't searched further having decided to put her up for sale.  Only the one hose has had to be repaired so far, but I would have bought the others as a precaution.  Anyone interested in buying?

AUDI A2 TDI SE.  5 Dr. Hatchback. Diesel  

First registered 05.09.03  53 REG.

1390cc   119g/km CO2 emissions.  Low road tax.

Island Green Metallic  (more a pale silvery bluey green).  MOT until Aug. 2026.

Current mileage genuine 93844.  Bought from main Cotswold AUDI dealer at 10,900 miles.  Ex demo.

Regularly serviced and maintained by my local garage.  Full service history and supporting paperwork available from date of purchase.

New windscreen March 2014 and generally very good condition for year.  Just a few very minor door dints here and there from other driver's doors in car parks etc. and some signs of wear from finger usage on dashboard.  Good clean car.

Current mileage 93844 but still being used for local journeys with temporary repair done by my garage on coolant hose holding.

Collection would have to be from Herefordshire.  

I've loved owning and driving this car and have had little or no problems with it over the years, just replacing tyres etc.  

Open to sensible offers and happy to answer any questions.

 

 

Many thanks Di, and sorry to hear you are now parting with it, since I get the impression you are understandably attached to the car. 

Have you given this decision a good couple of coats of thinking about, and concluded that you definitely won’t regret parting with it? 

If it were mine, I would seek a second opinion on the condition of the hoses, and simply continue to search for replacements - without pressure.

Once it’s gone, it’s gone, and as you will gather from this forum, more modern models are prone to a host of expensive problems ( as are most marques).

Devils and knowing? 
Regards,

Gareth. 
p.s. Could you please let us know what price you want for it, if you really do want to part with it.

Hi Gareth

Yes, I've definitely made up my mind to let the car go.  She's cost me very little in running costs over the last 23 years, but I can't maintain it myself and garage bills are expensive.  You're right, no doubt there will be regrets in as much as this was a ground-breaking car at the time, but I have to be practical.

As for value, well I've done my homework and she's insured for £2000.  I've already had a lower offer and have yet to find out what her trade-in value might be.  Would hate for her to be scrapped as in the right ownership this modern classic could go on for much longer.

Regards

Di

Thanks Di, 

I hope it works out for you, and apologies for being pessimistic, but I hope you won’t end up trading equally high garage bills for a more modern troublesome model. 
Trade in value? Expect just what they might knock off the car you are interested in, if you didn’t trade it in = scrap value. If you get offered more than that, then be wary of your intended purchase being listed at an inflated price.

When you say it’s insured for £2,000, do you mean it’s on an agreed value policy at that price, or have you just judged its value to be £2,000 when you took your policy out? Two completely different valuations.
Regards,

Gareth.  

Appreciate your comments.  Thanks Gareth.

Have only listed it on the forum website so far and will have to see how things go. There's no rush.

Regards

Di