well the test passed - didn't got yellow or green so that's good.
But while i'm at it replaced the following:
side and front cooling flanges as they were both leaking plus the o rings had perished
fan switch as found the current one was just loose and they're cheap
expansion tank as had a slight crack
bottom hose and the thin coolant hose
i'm just hoping this sorts out the majority of my coolant leaks and presume that i should not see any steam in the engine bay as the fan should cut in earlier....
I have just recently acquired this golf and am trying to fix a coolant issue before I take it on more journeys. I'm thinking it could be the exhaust manifold/gasket or something else before I bother with replacing the head gasket?
replaced heater matrix as had steam come inside the car - new matrix installed
substantial loss of coolant
seems like it's boiling
have replaced the black with blue expansion cap
white exhaust smoke
coolant on top of manifold - is that a common thing?
steam/smoke coming from front of engine case (last video)
no mayonnaise on filler cap
did a dry compression test (right to left)1- 140 (9.82) 2- 120 (8.3) 3- 125 (8.64) 4- 80 (5.5) - (okay this is not great)
replaced water pump + new thermostat
I have taken it for hour drives recently but I'm reluctant till I sort these issues out first.
Well I have added a new membrane and put the card back - i might as you say watch it without the card on. Also i cleaned all the gunk around the drain holes. Just watched a youTube video and remembered that the bottom of the door is out by a cm i.e not giving a proper seal - i wonder if that could cause an issue... Suppose it doesn't help being on a slope!
The Golf parked on a sloped drive is leaking loads of water from the drivers door into the rear footwell. The carper was floating after one night so needs to be fixed The door itself i have added a membrane and will be replacing the outer scraper but can't figure out why the bottom door seal is not stopping the water come in and it's pooling on top of the seal? I removed the seal and made sure the best part of the seal was in this corner, no difference. Is this down to a worn our door seal? Anything i can try?
