matty1990vr6 7 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 well basically my 95 golf losses water only when i drive. it appears to loose it from the bottle, but the bottle aint leaking, it pouring out of the over flow hole. if i leave the car ticking over with out the bottle top on or if i leave it switched off it dosent loose water.any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 sounds like water pump has gone to me mate ... take the small pipe off the bottle and rev it t about 3-4k and see if the water is pumping out still .... Link to post Share on other sites
matty1990vr6 7 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 yeah it does, ive revved it when the bottle top has been off and it sprays everywhere. ive heard there is 2water pumps on theese. is it true? and i tried to get a haynes bible but they dnt make them :'( Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 there is a 2nd one but it only runs then the fans are on .... yeah there aint a haynes bible for the vr6 u need a bently or chiltons book ... Link to post Share on other sites
matty1990vr6 7 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 are right. is a water pump hard on an obd2? and and does it run off the belt of the O/S of the car Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 not that bad to do and yeah its on the O/S of the engine ... Link to post Share on other sites
matty1990vr6 7 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 right thanks alot mate, get it done asap, see if it makes any difference. Link to post Share on other sites
vdubman 0 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 hi mate,i had a problem on my vr some months back,had to top it up like once a week,i've been advised to change the cap on the expantion botle,so i got the blue one from euro car parts and it solved my problem,hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites
squid1 0 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 yer i did the same ^^^^^^^ but didnt ave to chage pump as the bearings fucked in it lol Link to post Share on other sites
matty1990vr6 7 Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 i have a polo with the blue bottle top, il try and swap them over mate, and how much was it do get the water pump done? i mite just get that done anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
squid1 0 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 i done the pump myself but ur probs looking at about 2 hours labour.... if u can use a spanner do it urself become a premium member for £15 n it shows u how to do it plus loads of other thing n u get discounts u no ur vrs worth it Link to post Share on other sites
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