MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: cooljimy84 on November 12, 2014, 09:31:40 am

Title: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: cooljimy84 on November 12, 2014, 09:31:40 am
Just a side note that animals like anti-freeze.
Rats are small and like to make nests.

If you have a coolest leak, check your engine bay before starting, as this morning i popped the bonnet to fill the water to find a live rat !!!   :jumping:

It had chewed all my bonnet liner/sound deadening and made a nest in/around all the belts !

So half an hour later i can finally start my car to get it to the garage and get the coolant leak fixed. Just need a new bonnet deadening thingy now........
Title: Re: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: Andy on November 12, 2014, 12:46:30 pm
Had a car in last week where a rat had chewed a fuel line
Title: Re: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: Liam0205 on November 12, 2014, 01:32:07 pm
There's a rat in my engine what am I gonna do  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: cooljimy84 on November 12, 2014, 03:39:44 pm
seems the coolant leak is from the turbo, great... looks like the rat maybe back tomorrow !  :sad1:

had more problems with the mk5 in the last 4 months than the mk4 agu i had for 5 years !

Title: Re: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: doylebros on November 12, 2014, 03:43:43 pm
The latest Range Rovers are suffering badly at the moment with rats eating the plastic fuel tanks at a particular location on the tank!
Title: Re: Coolent leak and rats
Post by: cooljimy84 on November 12, 2014, 04:07:46 pm
makes me feel a bit better, as they are getting stolen (silly keyless cars) and eaten !