Mk 3 8v water leak

[madmanmavis]

Hi guys just posted this in garage but thought some of you might not look in there very much.

Ive got a water leak in my 8v ive attached a picture below its coming from where the cooling system connects to the head.

What is this part called? I need to sort this leak fairly quickly its a right pain in the arse!

Is there a gasket here that might have failed?



Cheers Matt

[saul79]

front coolant housing most of them crack around the copper ring or the plastic deteriates through age around where the gasket sits 

[madmanmavis]

Cheers!

whats the best way to drain the coolant system on a Mk3 ie which hose to pull?

[saul79]

bottom hose and if you remove the thermostat more water will come out

[Mikester]

If you have the standard sqweeze clip on the hose, replace it with a jubilee hex head one, be so much easier for next time around.

[madmanmavis]

be so much easier for next time around.

Next time how often do these bloody things break 

[Mikester]

When you change the coolant everyyear for winter...... 

[saul79]

dont need to change coolant every year ,bloody hell would cost a fortune . pink stuff is every ten years  blue/geen is every 3 years 

[kr1s77]

madmanmavis did you change the housing, changed my coolant about two ago, now noticed its leaking from that same spot. so need to change that to now. looks like i'll loosing some coolant. just put in new G12+ aswell 

[Stu G]

its about 11 quid for that housing and seal from main dealer