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*loss of coolant*
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:19 pm
by whitegtipolo
Got in my car this morn only to be greeted with a "bong" and the coolant low light came on!
it was quite low well under min??? i topped it up and ran a pressure test on it but cant find any leaks? anyone have any ideas??
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:55 pm
by aiden
my car done that 4 months, i mean i was feeling up every 3 days i shoved rad welled in there sorted it ryte out but i duno i couldnt find any leaks but it just kept going dwn
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:15 pm
by more-bhp
whitepolo - you are not alone....
mine did it once... topped it up - never happened again - wierd..
Then when Dan came over he said same thing had happened to him - VW replaced the radiator I think...
I think they call this GREMLINS...
J
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:01 am
by Jeff GTi
mines also done this once, re topped up tith water and coolant and its never happened again. i also have no leaks though, strange, unless maybe they are not bled right from the factory and they are holding on to an air lock somewhere ??????????
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:20 am
by GTi_dan
Yeah,
I've had issues with coolant. After topping it up several times, mine turned out to be a leaking radiator..... Took several trips and few pointless repairs before VW diagnosed correctly and replaced
Seems like most people have just topped up and never have any trouble after that. Hopefully yours is same as the majority.
Dan
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:21 pm
by Rich_T
Same problem here to!!
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:49 pm
by kc
i had this problem with the black one! - but this ended up to be a very small leak by the bottom hose, so you guys with leaky coolant, i suggest you have a goose at this bit!
just waiting for it to happen to the new one! lol
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:26 pm
by whitegtipolo
ill have a look tomo, thought i got a small wiff of cooant the other day b4 it happened!? or like you say jeff could possibly been an air lock?
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:11 am
by more-bhp
I checked my coolant level yesterday.... and.... its below the min level again... not low enough to trigger the dash lamp though....
So I top up again today and see what happens....
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:20 pm
by PAASSL
I've noticed my coolant level is always constantly low, even after services, not low enough to set the warning light off, but always just above the min mark. I've just put it down to being a VW thing. Will keep a closer eye on it now.
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:23 pm
by whitegtipolo
mine has dropped already cos i deliberatly over filled it and now its just below the join mark on the bottle! Hate the dealers, so im going to find the leak myself then show em, otherwise they will take 4eva to sort it!
had more trouble with this car than any other
plus i still need a sus top mount
