Garygp3 Posted July 30 Posted July 30 After hitting some nasty potholes, my RS5 developed a knocking noise at the NSR. After several investigations and search’s I found a pinhole in the hydraulic hose on the FOS just below the crimp where it goes into the valve block. I have removed the hose but not before shearing of both steel pipes in the process. The bottom one (hose to strut) I can fix and probably the top one too (hose/valve to main pipe line) it’s starting to look expensive bearing in mind the other 3 corners could/will be in a similar condition. What is the best route to take? I really wanted to keep the car factory standard because it’s the last one in UK in Imola Yellow that’s in factory spec (only 2 came into UK in 2011 in Imola yellow and the other one has been altered). Saying that, can I fit non DRC dampers and leave all the pipelines and whatever else in situ with a view to putting it right in the future?
cliffcoggin Posted July 30 Posted July 30 I don't understand the dilemma. If you want to maintain original condition, fit Audi original parts.
Garygp3 Posted July 30 Author Posted July 30 Yes that would be ideal to fit original parts but that hose is £308 then filling the system about £250 or more, and the other 3 corners are in similar condition. If the dampers are damaged then that adds to the cost and I don’t have that sort of money to keep spending at the moment. I would like a solution that fixes the problem and allows me to go back to original at some point in the future. Perhaps my question should have been what dampers can I fit so I can drive the car and is it ok to keep the rest of the DRC system in tact but sealed off for future use.
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