Are you talking about the innercooler in front of the engine? I have also contacted Volkswagen corporate because the dealer has not been very helpful and they insist that the car drives like it should. I need this fixed before something bad happens; either I get into an accident or I end up in the hospital. This hose goes from the cylinder head to the heater core. The water pump was leaking. This is the result of minimum coolant contamination for this type of mileage. He also took it after the leak started to vw dieler and they changed the hoses and they also replaced the innercooler and that didnt do anything. If so, note the engine temperature and the amount of time the engine ran to get to this point.
Mechanic pinched an O-ring causing fuel to leak all over engine compartment. The contact was able to extinguish the fire however, the contact sustained burns to her legs due to the hot leaking coolant. Remove the radiator cap, engine cold, and start the engine. The engine light stayed illuminated for 2 days. Be careful, the tank nipple likes to crack and break off.
You can not be lazy when it comes to coolant flushing and water pump replacement! I've tried moving the hose clamp to see if it stops but I still leaks very slowly. The trick there was to have a pair of long straight needle nose pliers. Reinstall the coolant tank hose s. Volkswagen needs to address this immediately whatever the issue is, seems to me it is an engineering design problem. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than fifteen times, but it has never been repaired. The vehicle was also overheating.
Did the car have a salvage title? The failure recurred numerous times. Ran double dose fuel injector cleaner. Car needs to be jumpstarted when not in use for over 48 hrs. It is not intended to replace the factory manual. Idling above range and missing fault codes. But I saw that the glow plugs were a little white at the tip of them, which I think means the engine burned some coolant along with diesel. Phosphate, borate, silicate, nitrite, amine free.
This will be a huge inconvenience if the car gives out on me and I need a quick resolution to this because I have a child who just turned 4 months and cant risk getting into a car wreck with her in the car. Common issue with direct injection engines. If you see white smoke from the exhaust and it smells sweet that is a definate sign you do. If I was stopped at a light in drive position, the parking light would suddenly turn on and I would have no mobility of the vehicle. Run the car until the cooling fan comes on. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
This will enable you to see where the coolant is pooling. Draining alone can leave as much as 30 to 50% of the old coolant in the engine block. Car still in shop, injector seal kit on back order, they say could be 2 weeks or more. Ravenol's unique formulation and molecular profile improves cooling system flow for guaranteed heat transition away from vital internal engine components, especially the cylinder head. Be careful, the tank nipple likes to crack and break off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing.
Just trying to be detailed, as I have tried various things to find and resolve the problem. After all, we tend to call it coolant in the summer, and then antifreeze in the winter. Prior to leaving my car with him, he believed it to be a cracked heater core, just with my few symptoms explained and he said he has seen this problem many times before and he confirmed vw of America had covered the cost of the repairs. However, note the sediment or contamination of the G12 coolant that was removed when we thoroughly flushed the system. Seems to me that suggests a defective part. I took out the glow plugs and had my brother turn the engine manually to see if the coolant might have gotten into the head, but there was no coolant coming out of where I took the glow plugs off of.
I would test it and there would be no leak, but the coolant would somehow escape somewhere. Warped cylinder heads or weak head gaskets intermediately begin to seal and unseal, discharging cylinder compression into the cooling system and disrupting or preventing the flow of coolant. At nearly 70K miles I elected to replace the water pump since there would be no additional labor. Not likely that I will have my vehicle serviced there or buy another car from them. What are the symptoms of a defective water pump? The combination of chemical additives contained in coolant even long-life coolant , responsible for retaining alkalinity and inhibiting corrosion within the engine's cooling system, over time become depleted. This molecular film formulation guarantees great heat transition.
However, in extreme cold climates below freezing , it's important that the correct coolant mixture ratios be maintained. I can see the wet look on the smaller coolant hoses there. If that does not stop the leak you will have to live with it or have the seals replace by a professional. Their internal policy required the fault to be present for the company to comply to replace faulty parts, even when they had the records. Dealer scanned and found sensor was malfunctioning.
Premature water pump failure bearings and seals can occur if you don't take the time to flush the entire cooling system and it's related components. The vehicle was not repaired. Be careful, the tank nipple likes to crack and break off. Symptoms Of A Worn or Bad Vw Water Pump Within this page, we will discuss symptoms of a worn or bad Vw water pump. Intake manifold and two injectors replaced. At this point, the internal bearings have developed excessive play and the seals have already failed. The internal bearing and seals of a Vw water pump can weaken and is the primary reason why a water pump eventually fails.