passet water leak

The radiators all start to leak eventually. Look for pink residue from the G12, but you will probably need to strip it to see. Easy DIY job. Radiator is about £80 from GSF and you will need 3 litres of G12(a). Rgds Alec

"Alec" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@pipex.net:

Radiator leak on a 5y/o car? I think I'd check around hoses and clamps, and the water pump itself. I just had the water pump replaced on a 2000 Passat V6 with 80K miles. Does the water pump have a gasket?

I have replaced the rad on my '98 A4 and '99 Passat in the last 6 months. Both are high-milers and started losing small quantities of coolant, measurable over 2 or 3 weeks. It's the metal/plastic joint that fails at the sides. Rgds

It could just be condensation water from the A/C, which is normal.

Yep, I had to replace the rad on my 98 Passat at 68 K miles....leak between the core & the header on the air filter side - only found it when I was doing my timing belt. Never saw any leaking fluid - just a "pepto bismol" stain down the side of the rad.

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