Anyone have instructions on changing the coolant neck on a 1.8T....
01-26-2007, 04:56 AM
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Anyone have instructions on changing the coolant neck on a 1.8T....
It's the part on the backside of the engine near the head that's been known to leak down onto the transmission bell housing. I saw the tech article here, but it looked like it was for a B5 as it did not have all the plumbing and wiring in the way that my car has. Anyone know what I have to remove to gain access to it - or is there a way to sneak past the stuff that I'm not seeing? To me it looks like I need to remove the rubber crankcase breather hose and hardpipe as well as push some wiring out of the way. Looks like a real PITA to change $20 in parts.
01-26-2007, 05:31 AM
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There's really no skipping steps here. The coolant flange repair is very similar to the B5 write up
<center><img src="http://images.andale.com/f2/109/101/17613004/1135995789712_ZZZZZZ30117.jpg"></center><p>Just give yourself at least three hours. To make things a little simpler get yourself a remote coolant hose pliers. Looks something like this.
01-26-2007, 06:09 AM
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It lets you grab spring clamps, like the ones on your coolant lines in places
normally not accesible to your hands and/or regular pliers. The coolant flange has one specific hose sticking out towards the right side (looking at engine front to back) that is almost impossible without a tool like this. I did it the hard way, but it cost me an extra hour and some slight modifications to my regular set of pliers to get done. With this, it's a breeze.
01-26-2007, 07:46 AM
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OK, but it still looks like I need to remove the crankcase breather hose and hardpipe...
Was this your experience too? Were there any other parts that I can remove to make things easier?
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Yes remove that, removing the air intake and intake shield will make things easier as well. Have
some zip ties with you, be prepared to cut a few of them to loosen some wiring over and around the valve cover.
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Thanks for the info - sounds like a real PITA, but I can't see paying someone...
$200 in labor to change $20 in parts! You wouldn't happen to have the P/N's for the coolant neck and a new coolant temp sensor? I might as well change the sensor while I'm in there.
