TurboEnvy52

Ok so my car is in the ****ter in my opinion now. Dont know where the coolant is going to now, but its going there in high amounts. Not smoking but loosing about a quart every 30 miles. WTF, I am exausted with working on this car so i think it is gonna sit for a week or so. Maybe i just have a loose hose clamp or something somewhere. I havent even looked for leaks or anything yet, i just got done with the drive back from NY. All i did was keep adding coolant about every two hours. Stupid light came on about 30 miles after i did that too. Sighhh, i really doubt that i am burning it since the cloud of smoke is not following me everywhere and with a leak that big i figure i should have a good size cloud (like the one i had when i got pulled over a couple days ago.)

SOOOooo, Happy New Year to all!!! Best part about this all, it can only go up hill from here. I think...Watch a total bottom end failure in my near future, lol prolly throw a bearing and then toss a rod. That would make my day. At least then i could say i found the coolant leak again. lol

-JIMMY

JaredC

I feel your pain. I don't have the same problem, but my coupe has been nothing but one problem after the next for the past few months. I often debate pushing it off a cliff, sometimes without bothering to get out first. It's probably just a split hose or a loose clamp. Maybe your aux rad took a dump or even a split in your expansion tank (happened in my scirocco a few years ago). Best of luck to you.

TurboEnvy52

As much as i am angry and annoyed. the thought of loosing the car makes me so sadd. LOL, she's my best friend.

-JIMMY

thrash

1) replacing expansion tank
2) disabling aux radiator
3) new hose clamps
4) new coolant
5) new MFTS

Vince Krey

Well-built as far as body and engine, but it's the little **** that drives me nuts - LED displays and lights going out, paint going to hell, the quirky things acting up here and there. With an American car that age, it's totally the opposite though--everything works, but the body looks like hell and engine is smoking. Guess I'm still better off.

TurboEnvy52

I just did all the LED replacements, and the ODO gear, and now a new headgasket, Dist. cap and rotor.

and it still needs; The seats are wearing and would like them re-uppohlstered, head liner is falling again, clip on the rear lock is broken, and the paint i dont care about so much.


-JIMMY

absolutcq20v

Sounds like you have an external leak, but it is evaporating off and is, therefore, not readilly visible. Try pressurizing the system when cold and look for drips. I had a leaky hose for about 3-4 months (would have to add coolant every 100 miles or so). Good luck with it.

Vince Krey

Is this part of a whole cluster that has to be replaced? And while we're at it....curious regarding your comment that you don't care much about paint. Is it shot too? Or just low priority?

TurboEnvy52

and i dont care about it much. The lights are not that hard at all, just get a soldering iron, heat up the contact point and pull the old one off and then put the new one on. If you have a tool to remove the old solder that would prolly be best so you can put some new stuff down, but i just added a little to the old stuff.

-JIMMY

Vince Krey

God, the silence is deafening! hahaha....but if you've ever put up with a loudly rumbling fan, it's enough to make you want to commit hari-kari.