Coolant Light & White Smoke From Exhaust

Jimbob1208 · Feb 24, 2015

Hi,

Can any one advise what possible issues my car might be experiencing with the following symptoms I have;

Coolant light comes on
Coolant level in reservoir drops
Coolant needs topping up about every 3 weeks
No signs of leak on driveway
Small amount of white smoke emitted from exhaust when I first start the car in a morning, but none on subsequent starts

Cheers

Goner · Feb 24, 2015

What year, if it's an early 2.0L TDI 03 to 55 plate it's highly possible the head could be nackered, you need to get it pressure tested.

pluves1 · Feb 24, 2015

What does the oil cap look like on the underside?

curlo · Feb 24, 2015

Sorry to hear your woes. Sounds like coolant is leaking into the cylinders (the white smoke you see in the morning is the coolant burning/boiling off). This could be due to a cracked cylinder head, as mentioned above. A large amount of gunk on the inside of your oil filler cap would support this theory... Does the car also misfire for a bit in the morning when you first start it up?

Rideen · Feb 24, 2015

Could also be a leaking EGR cooler and the white smoke just being some condensation. I would look into that 1st since it is a cheaper fix.

Granta · Feb 24, 2015

if its a diesel then i would say EGR. fairly common

chug89 · Mar 1, 2015

I have had exactly the same problem with my car which is a 56 plate an am currently trying to find cylinder head without much look

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