My 1992 GTI

[DocWalt]

Leaky coolant flange:


Hmmmm, I wonder why it leaked? The gasket was both torn and pinched out of the flange. The flange was also warped.


All torn apart to replace the downpipe, haha.


Crappy interior shot:


Turbo Beast, I wiped the throttle body out, it was filled with oil. The film of oil inside the intake manifold is insane, this car was clearly not run hard by the PO.

[DocWalt]

I was up until 2 AM swapping the waterpump and t-stat. The old t-stat housing on the bottom of the waterpump was warped. Too much coolant dumped out to tell if it was leaking, but I wouldn't be surprised. I replaced the t-stat housing with a metal one so it won't warp again.

[DocWalt]

Blah, still have coolant leak somewhere on the front of the engine. Time to swap a ton of hoses that I just had apart, all with awful spring clamps.

[wingnut]

no samcos?

[DocWalt]

Can't afford it right now, going with brand new OEM of a select few hoses.

[Turbo Beast]

Turbo Beast, I wiped the throttle body out, it was filled with oil. The film of oil inside the intake manifold is insane, this car was clearly not run hard by the PO.

Good deal, cleaned the intake too? You find them alot like that, ive had one where i needed to take the head/ valvetrain apart because it was all gunked up. But that was just one, I've owned dozens of em.

That leak could still be from the T-stat, try some liquid sealant on it if it still leaks.

[DocWalt]

I cleaned what I could of the intake, but didn't waste time on it. It runs so smooth I just wanted to drive, lol

I don't think it's the t-stat, it smells near all of the coolant lines, not over by the waterpump like it did before.

[Turbo Beast]

Got new lines for it and everything?

If it runs smooth, dont mess with the intake, itll get clean just from driving it right. You'll always have a film in there at the very least.

[DocWalt]

Bought new lines for everything on the front of the engine. the PO replaced the metal coolant pipe, so that's brand new.

[Turbo Beast]

Do you have the tools to pressurize the coolant system?