Coolant Leak

[kniterider]

sounds like head gasket to me!!!!!!, im not 100% but thats what i reckon!!! , not a mega hard job on an 8v!!!, dunno if haynes manual up for it, try bentley manual or download it!!!, thats what vr6 and richandhazel use ive got a ahynes but then im thick!!! ::)he he he

[golfvr6]

Ive changed the expansion tank and there is still no difference, its really peeing me off ! Coolant is still leaking from the overflow of the expansion tank and it is still hissing.

Anybody got any ideas??

Much Appreciated Cheers

It is your headgasket leaking, thats exactly what happened to my car. You can find out for sure by getting a garage to test the coolant system for exhaust gases.
DON'T leave it, if you do the head will corrode at the leaking point, i caught mine just in time.

[Rob]

sounds like you have the same pain in ass car i had.
changed expansion tank and cap still did it.

Head gaskett. i also sent head away to be skimmed,just to be safe
problem solved for me.

[Blue MK2]

is there a certain amount of times the head can be skimmed? How do i check if its been skimmed before?

[golfvr6]

measure the height of the cylinder head.
there is a limit on how many times u can skim it, cannot go below a minimum height.

[m4nesh]

Got some mechanic to test the coolant for cylinder gases, he stuck a bottle of blue liquid on the expansion tank and to my dismay it turned yellow.  bastard bastard bastard!

Guizer will come down to my home to fix it, including skimming the head and genuine parts for no more than ?200 :'(  Said it will take two days as the head will need to be dropped of at the engineers?

Is this an ok price?

Anything I need to be vary off because I found this VW specialist from the yellow pages.

P.s. will he have to renew the oil??

[Blue MK2]

200 sounds cheap, i was quoted ?300 for mine :'(

[m4nesh]

I was quoted ?383.23 parts and labour by Volkswares in Leicester,
thats taking the piss, to many $$$$$,

[Rob]

mine cost around ?200 to be done
I had a bit of spare cash around at the time so i went the distance.
water pump
heater matrix
and a couple hoses

[Helios_Blue_Valver]

sounds like a fair price. as for the oil, when in doubt change it! Oil is one thing I get real picky about in my cars.