Baysideautos
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I have a 1996 1.8t sport i seem to be losing water but the engine bay is dry no sign of leak or head gasket failure any ideas would be a massive help.
losing coolant
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Give the following a good check over should be noticeable by a pink crusty antifreeze residue saying theres antifreeze in if youve just been topping up with water.
Water pump, cylinder head coolant housing and thermostat outlet.
Water pump, cylinder head coolant housing and thermostat outlet.
Baysideautos
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I was losing coolant on my 1.9tdi. Turned out to be the water pump impeller had come away from the spindle.
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mine did this and it was the black plastic coolant elbow on the rear of the cylinder head. Hairline crack along the bottom which only leaks under pressure. Fairly common failure.
On mine there was a crack in the bottom of the res that you could only see if it was removed.New tank was £12
