carfanaticA4

Hi Guys, i have a 2013 Audi A4 Quattro , its been leaking coolant i recieved a low coolant warning and then decided to check to see if the car was leaking and
when i removed the cover the car seem to have leaked away a lot of coolant

anyways so far i've narrowed it down to the rear left engine side, however i cant really see what components are there
i followed all the pipes and cant see to see any moisture .... can anyone help me out before i blindly take it to the garage

uberwgn

Can you take a flash light and poke around under the hood, underneath the engine, etc.? When the VAG coolant dries, it tends to leave highly visible markings...

How long has it been since you last topped off the coolant?

jagtoes

Where it ends up or where you see it doesn't mean that's where it's leaking. I would suggest you go under the car and remove the plastic belly pan and start looking around. I'm thinking it could be the water pump and the fan is blowing the coolant back on the engine. Also do you mean passenger side (right) or drivers side (left).

carfanaticA4

I meant Driver left and yes you bring up a point i didn't think about the coolant could be leaking from anywhere considering the fan kicks in and shoots it all over the engine.

Thanks for the heads up guys, where is the water pump located ?

carfanaticA4

So figured it out via Mechanic who screwed me , it was the damn WATER PUMP.

he charged me $150 Labor $450 water pump which i could have bought for $200 plus he charged me sales tax spent close to $700

all i had to do is remove the intake manifold and i would have seen the #@!$#@$#@ . i saw a pool of coolant around the rack i should have known.

Hope all of you know to always check the damn water pump

jatinshetty26

jfo

I believe the notice you received is about the secondary coolant pump, not the main water pump.

jatinshetty26

jfo

Yes. It's also called the after run pump, as noted the letter. It will continue to move coolant through the turbo after the engine is turned off.