What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[sjw]

Discovered a suspected water pump leak 

Coolant light came on yesterday. Level is very low. Suspect looking deposits on driveway. Not good.

Car is luckily booked in for a service tomorrow at my local indie, so they're going to take a look. I was going to get Revo work done (Stage one and DSG map) but looks like that will now have to wait They won't be able to get it booked in until Jan.

What sort of cost am I looking at for a potential fix, and what is it that I'll need doing?

not experienced it myself but I heard around £750 is a reasonable cost, and if you get an indie to source and fit the pump make sure it's the latest revision as they've redesigned it several times over the years.

Oh perfect, just what I was going to pay for the Revo work! 

[sjw]

Discovered a suspected water pump leak 

Coolant light came on yesterday. Level is very low. Suspect looking deposits on driveway. Not good.

My coolant came on the other day, I topped it up but haven't had a chance to check the level since but no warnings so far. I'm hoping it's just the system bleeding itself after it lost a lot of coolant last year after I drove off without the cap on.....

Lol! Thanks for the laugh on this day of bad news

[sjw]

Good news and bad news.

Bad news is that they did indeed find a leak. Good news is that they said it is tiny, as if it's only just started, so just keep an eye on the coolant level, some water in the car etc, and plan for it to be done in the near future.

MOT revealed rear pads and discs need dong. Suspected so, but the fronts not being called out was a surprise.

Revo stage 1 and TCU tune being done now as I wait 

[madstaff]

Surely it would have made more sense to attend to the, albeit small, water leak first??

[sjw]

It's not going to get worse because of the tune, their words not mine. I did ask that question. They can't get it done this side of Xmas anyway. I already had a JB4 box before this

TCU tune is not being done right now as a code came up as they put the file on (a Revo code, not from the car). Revo are going to take a look at it and determine if they're happy to let the indie go ahead

[sjw]

Just from the 10/15 minute drive back from the garage, all I can say is wow! Revo stage 1 is much much better than the JB4. Wish I'd gone for a proper map a few years back

[Rudedog]

I've had to endure almost a week of mine going through an active regen 

MPG figures fell of a cliff... my usual commute is a respectable 38 mpg for an urban 12 mile trip.... last week it it just got to 21 on most days.... two trips to pick up relatives down the M20 and I struggled to hit 32 mpg at around 65 mph plus I used half a tank of fuel per trip! (usually 49 to 51 mpg).

Only caught it once with the fans sounding like a jet engine but the ride was so jerky off throttle, like it was surging forward in traffic.

Up side exhaust note was very fruity.

Today and fingers crossed I think it's gone back to normal... trip into work and I was back to getting 39 mpg.

[EB2019]

Early Christmas present to myself

New belvederes and CS D&P

[madstaff]

Early Christmas present to myself

New belvederes and CS D&P

Lovely. 

[EB2019]

Thanks, not cheap but the only option I wanted.  Didn't want it too look aftermarket