Before the turbo kicks in, the turbine has to spin fast. A turbocharger increases how much air fits into the cylinder, so performance and horsepower can also be increased. Fix Minor Leaks - Easy way to tackle minor coolant leaks. Here are the six most common possibilities when there’s a boost leak. Check Level - Determine the coolant level. Next, drain the oil from the oil filter housing. Pull the clamp back and remove the hose from the pump. Use the hose clamp pliers on the coolant hose that runs to the coolant after-run pump. Then, head under the car and bring a drain pan with you. Find Reservoir - Locate the coolant reservoir and clean it. First, loosen the cap on the coolant expansion tank.
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Open the Hood - How to pop the hood and prop it open. Needless to say, I will be doing monthly coolant level checks. Assess Leak - How to determine if the leaking fluid is coolant. Good habit to flush and replace coolant every 2-3 years as it degrades slowly overtime and will slowly eat away at your rad. 0:00 / 14:34 Intro Mk6 GTI - Diagnose and repair coolant leak What The Duck Auto 3.37K subscribers Subscribe 15K views 3 years ago Thank you for watching todays episode of WTDA. Just it flushed and filled a couple weeks ago too. They're already on the "K" revision of the thermostat. 2 No problem here, going on my third winter. I hope this is something VW can figure out and that it isn't a forever problem for the MK7. One of them said he had brought in over 20 MK7 cars in the last 2 weeks for coolant leaks. They also replaced the union pipe joint right there as well in both of our repairs. Two different service advisors independently told me there are warping issues with the thermostat/housing and water pump seal and that there are new superseded parts. My guess is now they know more know what to look for and that the leak was there all along. This is a fastener-by-fastener description of how I diagnosed and repaired a slow coolant leak as a result of a bad coolant hose flange on a 2001 VW MKIV Jet. Hers was pressure tested once before when I first noticed coolant dropping and they found nothing. Hers, probably first noticed at about 10k miles. I checked under the car and found no leaks at all, but when I pulled the engine cover I found this leak all the way around but worse in the back corner by the turbo inlet. Put 250 ML of distilled water in the expansion tank just to get me by maybe a week. I noticed I needed to top up coolant every 3-5 months. But today coolant level was so low it triggered a warning light. Just had both my '17 Sport (23k) and my Wife's '15 Golf SE (43k) in last week for coolant leaks.
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