Re: coolant leak

["Jose Gomez" <gomez.jm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jeff

I had a mechanic friend take a look and he concurs that it seems to be one
of the o-rings in the t-sat housing. Good call.

Jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan" <etherwolf@sopris.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: coolant leak


> Bummer. Sounds like the o-ring on the tube going into your water pump
might
> be losing its shape... this happened on my VR6 a year and a half ago in
the
> dead of winter. There's a 1-1/2" tube about a foot long that runs between
> your water pump and your thermostat housing. It runs right along under the
> lower intake manifold, which means you've got to pull the entire intake
> manifold to work on the bastard. :-)
>
> You should be able to see close to the end of this pipe from under the
car,
> so first thing I would do is get under there and look for the coolant
drain
> screw, which is about 1/3 of the way down the tube in question from the
> t-stat housing... it's about 3/4" in diameter and is close to your oil
> cooler (the little white square with a couple 1/2" hoses going to it, one
of
> which actually connects to the tube). From there you should be able to
> follow the tube towards the passenger's side of the car, which is the end
> with the water pump. If your hands come away covered in coolant, that's
most
> likely the source!
>
> If you decide to tear into this, get an o-ring set for both ends of the
> tube, as well as your t-stat housing (certainly doesn't hurt to do this
> while it's apart, and o-rings are cheap). Otherwise expect to pay a small
> ransom to get it fixed at a mechanic... there's a lot of time involved in
> this one.
>
> Hope that helps. Cheers,
>
> # Nathan
> 1996 GLX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jose Gomez" <gomez.jm@verizon.net>
> To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:35 AM
> Subject: coolant leak
>
>
> I've got a small coolant leak from the engine somewhere underneath the
> manifold which I can't seem to locate without taking the manifold off. Any
> one have any ideas what it might be?
>
> Thnks
>
> Jose
> 95glx