burnzdog

Hi All,

Just found out the car I bought had got quite a bad coolant leak. Light came on the other day so I filled up and I can see after checking that the coolant is dropping rapidly. Just topped up again and chucked a big piece of cardboard underneath, started it up, and I can see a few drops appear immediately towards the rear of the engine.

Took a closer look today. Definitely dripping at the back of the engine but not sure where from. Couple of photos might shed some light. Still concerned it might be going into the engine. Cap and dipstick not showing signs of anything.

Anyone know what this could be?

Any help appreciated.











Leak

Crash Craddock

Probably the rear coolant flange, they are plastic and a common problem
Its between the aft engine and firewall
You can do it yourself, not too bad of a job
Check ECS tuning for this P/N, 06B121132E, they also have installation instruction there

burnzdog

Think I have found the source. lid off i got the camera right to the back of the engine... Not sure what the pipe is.


Photo was taken pointing towards the engine underneath pipe..

steveracer

Search "rear coolant flange". It is an easy but diligent repair at the back of the Cyl head. 1.8t.

lyleswk

Little difficult to tell, but it looks like you are pointing more toward the line that goes from the coolant flange to the heater core. That could be the source of your leak as well.