oh SH*T no anti freeze

[GrandMstRamRod]

well my car been of the road for 2 weeks now due to a throttle body breakage, wounder if mine had any antifreeze in carnt remember if i topped it up when bought it, damm now wondering if its even gonna start when i fix it tomorrow!   

[Mr Blue]

Well bad news on the m40 my car broke down
It lost all it's water and obviously overheated and now it doesn't hold any water
Sorry guys but I think my mk2 days are over

does sound like a popped core plug if its coming from the back.

if its the middle core plug then you can change it with the engine still in place. just a driveshaft off job for clearance.

Hope the engine is ok! Like I said...Mine overheated but was quite lucky

[Ben Lessani]

If the pipes are ever frozen, you really have to remove and check everything!

Its no good just thawing it out, you have to check the impeller and bearings on the water pump, that no core plugs have risen/popped and then pressure test the system - before even thinking of starting it.

[MiniDan]

Well bad news on the m40 my car broke down
It lost all it's water and obviously overheated and now it doesn't hold any water
Sorry guys but I think my mk2 days are over

Bugger Sorry to hear that matey. Why you finishing with Mk2? Shouldn't be much to sort, or worst case, replace engine?

Not want you want to hear I suppose, but mine looks like it is alright now. Thawed it all out, drained it today and refilled with anti-freeze. No leaks or damage.

[redgolf]

I had the core Plugs checked and there ok but it looks like it's split some gaskets and pipes so its off to the garage Saturday and to be honest once it's fixed I'm going to sell it because I use a car everyday and so far I've had 2 mk2's in 2 weeks and missed 4 1/2 days from work so it's not Only costing me money to fix but it losing me money because I can't work

So sadly I'm saying goodbye to best car I've ever driven

[tech1889]

thats a real shame man i only got my mk2 on wednesday and its been sweet.. few niggles dont get me wrong but when running nice they are really nice..

[redgolf]

Oh yeah I know when it's good it's bloody great but unfortunately when it's bad it's a c**t and boody expensive if I'm losing a few days wage

[xkaty_h]

Sad to see someone swayed off MK2s 

Shame you've had such a bad experience with them. They can be expensive little tricksters though, and expensive to boot.

[Sam]

Checked me pipes today- well happy that at the end of the summer i went for uber winter antifreeze rather than summer coolant 

[Ben Lessani]

You should have VAG G12 in there anyway, shouldn't you 50/50 and change every 4 years.