MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: stevo on April 18, 2011, 07:56:32 pm

Title: coolent leak
Post by: stevo on April 18, 2011, 07:56:32 pm

i know this is a bit of a grey area (could be anything) but have a leak DRIP around the front drivers corner just woundering if it could be the waterpump :confused:
any help would be great

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: bacillus on April 18, 2011, 08:03:27 pm

I had that in the past and turned out to be a leak from the washer bottle. A new washer sorted it.

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: stevo on April 26, 2011, 01:09:59 pm

well it has turned out to be the rad got the old one off now just woundering the best way to about refilling the water is there a way of doing this :happy2:

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: alexperkins on April 26, 2011, 02:37:37 pm

Fill through the expansion tank with a 50/50 coolant to water mix

Mill to the top of the hashed area, start the engine with the coolant cap still off

Turn the heat on the AC up to full heat and allow the engine to run for 5 mins or so - this will expel any air in the system

Check the level on the coolant after, and add more as necessary to the top of the hashed area

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: stevo on April 26, 2011, 08:50:06 pm

thanks for that god :happy2: now changing a rad is a job i never want to do again what a ball bag of a job

Quote from: alexperkins on April 26, 2011, 02:37:37 pm

Fill through the expansion tank with a 50/50 coolant to water mix

Mill to the top of the hashed area, start the engine with the coolant cap still off

Turn the heat on the AC up to full heat and allow the engine to run for 5 mins or so - this will expel any air in the system

Check the level on the coolant after, and add more as necessary to the top of the hashed area

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: stevo on April 27, 2011, 09:42:10 pm

right well I have just noticed my front wipers have stopped working I have had the front end off to change the rad all leads are connected checked the fuses so not sure what else it could be any help would be great

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: McKay88 on April 27, 2011, 09:54:47 pm

Quote from: stevo on April 27, 2011, 09:42:10 pm

right well I have just noticed my front wipers have stopped working I have had the front end off to change the rad all leads are connected checked the fuses so not sure what else it could be any help would be great

bit of an obvious one but is the bonnet closed properly?? if not the wipers wont work  :smiley:

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: stevo on April 27, 2011, 10:12:41 pm

Quote from: McKay88 on April 27, 2011, 09:54:47 pm

Quote from: stevo on April 27, 2011, 09:42:10 pm

right well I have just noticed my front wipers have stopped working I have had the front end off to change the rad all leads are connected checked the fuses so not sure what else it could be any help would be great

bit of an obvious one but is the bonnet closed properly?? if not the wipers wont work  :smiley:

ye checked that one lol

Title: Re: coolent leak
Post by: alexperkins on April 28, 2011, 07:22:13 am

Did you disturb the bonnet switch at all? Might be worth getting in on VCDS as I would expect it to flag an error