Urgent help needed

[smiiithy]

Yes it's loosing coolant. It's back down to the min line. I can see fluid in the engine bay all around where the washer bottle is. It looks like one of the pipes has been patched with black electrical tape. I can see this Golf is going to cause me as many problems as the Clio did What do I do now?

[godsANGER]

Yes it's loosing coolant. It's back down to the min line. I can see fluid in the engine bay all around where the washer bottle is. It looks like one of the pipes has been patched with black electrical tape. I can see this Golf is going to cause me as many problems as the Clio did What do I do now?

lol i had a clio and all i had was problems with it and now I ve got a golf all my problems have just been down to bad luck and the common faults the golfs have like the leaking rear wiper etc.

[smiiithy]

I've got that too My clutch and flywheel needed doing after 2 days of ownership

[godsANGER]

well i’ve got a leak in my boot from my rear washer pipe (connected but still leaking haven’t used it in weeks) had my front bushes done and  need my rear ones doing soon and I’ve got the passenger side lock problem. But still love it

[smiiithy]

What do I do now? Where can I get a replacement pipe? Could it be that something hasn't been connected back up when the clutch was done last week?

Cheers,

Mike

[smiiithy]

It's £21 to temporarily insure my Clio for another week. I'm taking it back to the garage who replaced the clutch to check it out and do what needs doing. Does anybody know if the coolant header tank and pipes would have been disconnected/taken out while it was having the clutch replaced?

[smiiithy]

Before I drove the Golf to the garage I topped the coolant bottle up with water and I didn’t get any warnings all the way there.

I’ve just had a call from the garage who tell me they have had it running for the best part of 2 hours (I’ll be needing diesel then) and they can’t see it leaking anywhere. I’ve asked them to drain the coolant, refill it and put it on the rolling road. Turns out they’ve only got a break tester but I’m waiting for a further call to see what they can do.

[smiiithy]

sh!t.. tested and it's the head gasket

[Rhyso]

sh!t.. tested and it's the head gasket

gutted 

[smiiithy]

I'm going to get a bus pass           

The garage is advising me I should send the head gasket off to a specialist and get it 'skimmed'. Is this my best option or should I just get a new head gasket? I've been quoted £80+VAT from a local supplier. I already have a timing belt kit and water pump ready to fit so I suppose I might as well get them done since it's coming off anyway