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Looking for a bit of advice.
I have a 2014 8v S3 on 73k miles. Coolant bottle, and matrix replaced 2 years ago due to burst silica bag, car has been fine up till recently.
I am getting regular low coolant warnings on the dash, when I stop the car and check the coolant and take the cap off the coolant level rises to above the minimum level.
I tried running it with the cap off and the heaters on to try and get rid of any trapped air and it just spat a load of coolant out, it seems to be circulating but I'm not 100% against the thermostat being faulty or the radiator being blocked. Just seems a little strange. I guess worst case is the head gasket but it doesn't seem to be mixing and the coolant is a good colour. I originally thought I had a leak with the warnings coming on.
Anyone else had a similar issue? I've read some advice about replacing the cap/bottle but I replaced this around 2 years ago
I have a 2014 8v S3 on 73k miles. Coolant bottle, and matrix replaced 2 years ago due to burst silica bag, car has been fine up till recently.
I am getting regular low coolant warnings on the dash, when I stop the car and check the coolant and take the cap off the coolant level rises to above the minimum level.
I tried running it with the cap off and the heaters on to try and get rid of any trapped air and it just spat a load of coolant out, it seems to be circulating but I'm not 100% against the thermostat being faulty or the radiator being blocked. Just seems a little strange. I guess worst case is the head gasket but it doesn't seem to be mixing and the coolant is a good colour. I originally thought I had a leak with the warnings coming on.
Anyone else had a similar issue? I've read some advice about replacing the cap/bottle but I replaced this around 2 years ago