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Offline walchy01

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Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« on: 07 March 2010, 13:46 »
Every now and then when I start the car from cold it flashes up in red STOP check coolant level, but coolant level is always fine, anyone got any ideas please? Thank you


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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #1 on: 07 March 2010, 13:54 »
need a new coolant bottle, sensor is on it's way out. Also it's a 1.8 turbo not a 2ltr  :wink:


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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #2 on: 07 March 2010, 13:59 »
Thanks for that, yep sorry 1.8 not 2.0 litre, how much we looking at?

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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #3 on: 07 March 2010, 14:04 »
no more than £15

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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #4 on: 07 March 2010, 17:25 »
Brilliant thank you for your help

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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #5 on: 07 March 2010, 20:40 »
you had them thinking there .. 2.0 turbo on a mk4 ... ..
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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #6 on: 07 March 2010, 20:41 »
you had them thinking there .. 2.0 turbo on a mk4 ... ..

its been done - someone has dropped a 2.0 turbo from a MK5 into their MK4  :cool:

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Re: Mk4 Gti turbo 2.0 litre coolant level issue
« Reply #7 on: 07 March 2010, 20:57 »
who said its not been done .. .. lol..     it was the 2.0  bit .. ..that i like .. cos all the turbo girls hate the 2.0..
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