The spirals noodles have been in VW heater core's forever. I think they are
designed to "mix" the hot coolant against the core tubing which is acting as
a heat sink. I have seen these things disintegrate and clog the core as well
as fill the bottom of, and reduce flow in radiators.

Jeff

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Ray Brubaker <rayandmerle@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I had a leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o-ring where the
> control valve is bolted to the core flange. When I opened it up I found
> pieces of white plastic caught in the control valve that look like twisted
> flat noodle about 3/16" wide. Where could this have come from? Is it of any
> concern? The pieces are very brittle so I don't think it would hurt the
> pump
> if it got that far. This van has an ALH TDI diesel engine.
>
> Thanks for any advice, a great list,
>
> Ray
>

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