Harry W

Hi there, Here is the promised update and it is not a joyfull one: The cause of the problem is a crack at the bottom of the engine block, got to cut my losses and sell for spare & parts (rather go and buy a new car than sticking in another engine...).

Hi there, Thanks for the replies, the cambelt got changed about 2 years ago (no metion of the water pump), however, amongst the paper work there was also a note from an AA recovery incident with the advice to change the cambelt AFTERWARDS which surprised me a bit, no one inspected the belt so far. The auxiliary belt and tensioner got changed pretty much straight after I bought it (couple of months ago) as there was too much play and the tensioner was jumping about. Will get it checked out further by the guy who fitted the turbo, thanks for your very helpful comments so far...shall keep you posted!

Hi there, Thanks for the prompt reply, it's a Y-Reg, 1.9Tdi, Ghia, manual, 6 speed, engine code will have to wait until I come home tonight. Mileage is 107K, car is pretty clean and well looked after, bought it about 2 months ago (privatly) and a few days later the turbo went, so had to get that done too. Put some K seal into the coolant reservoir last night and gave it a proper test run on the motor way, again, no apparent overheating according to the gauge (wondering if the engine coolant sensor could be faulty), the bottom of the radiator felt far too cold. also the lower fadiator hose wasn't very hot at all (the top one was hot) and lot's of pressure in the reservoir when I carefully released the pressure cap (level rising and gushing out, then level falling well below minimum). This time there was a lot of 'foam' filling the space above the coolant level (right to the top), not sure if that could have to do with the K seal which I put in... There is also a squeaky/brushy noise coming from the auxiliary belt are(got the belt and tensioner replaced only about a month ago)so was wondering about the waterpump. I am not a mechanic at all but Fraudster seem to be at a loss too (after block and pressure test) and say the next step would be stripping down the engine (taking the cylinder head off at which point I am already looking at

Hi there, Thanks for the prompt reply, it's a Y-Reg, 1.9Tdi, Ghia, manual, 6 speed, engine code will have to wait until I come home tonight. Mileage is 107K, car is pretty clean and well looked after, bought it about 2 months ago (privatly) and a few days later the turbo went, so had to get that done too. Put some K seal into the coolant reservoir last night and gave it a proper test run on the motor way, again, no apparent overheating according to the gauge (wondering if the engine coolant sensor could be faulty), the bottom of the radiator felt far too cold. also the lower fadiator hose wasn't very hot at all (the top one was hot) and lot's of pressure in the reservoir when I carefully released the pressure cap (level rising and gushing out, then level falling well below minimum). This time there was a lot of 'foam' filling the space above the coolant level (right to the top), not sure if that could have to do with the K seal which I put in... There is also a squeaky/brushy noise coming from the auxiliary belt are(got the belt and tensioner replaced only about a month ago)so was wondering about the waterpump. I am not a mechanic at all but Fraudster seem to be at a loss too (after block and pressure test) and say the next step would be stripping down the engine (taking the cylinder head off at which point I am already looking at

Hello, I have the following problem: Cooling system is losing fluid without any apparent leak, pressure test and block test done, no leak found, no combustion gases in the coolant. According to the gauge the car is not overheating, sometimes a whole water reservoir would run dry over night (but not always, seems a bit random). Thermostat and waterpump not checked but guess if they were faulty then the engine would overheat? There also seems to be far too much pressure in the system, coolant is usually boiling up when releasing the pressure + level rises significantly and would stay until engine cooled down. Can anyone help please? I will drive the car all the way to Spain for a holiday in 10 days time so need the beast to be reliable, thanks.