petervr6 0 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 ok ive had the head gasket done head skimmed water pump expansion bottle and cap changed i changed the bottle last as the what was happening was were you have the 2 holes in the side of the bottle under the black cover from the bottom hole i was getting a small amount of coolant coming out of there so i then replaced the bootle it has been ok for a few months now the same thing is happening agian any ideas as the whole cooling system has been replaced more or less heres a pic of were is coming from. Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 sorry i dont quite understand what your saying, is your water bottle leaking? Link to post Share on other sites
jb9999 0 Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thats the overflow. Coolant will come out if there is too much coolant in the system, or if the head gasket is firked. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Lea 4 Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 i had this prob and it was just the cap failing new cap sorted it Link to post Share on other sites
Bassakos 0 Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 i had this prob and it was just the cap failing new cap sorted it i had the same problemand it was the cap! Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted May 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 maybe ill try a new cap then the cap on there is new though maybe its a poor cap form gsf carparts like i said the head gasket has been done water pump and bottle. Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted May 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 sorry i dont quite understand what your saying' date=' is your water bottle leaking?[/quote']the coolant it leaking very slightly from the bottom over flow hole in the expansion tank it used to do this with the old bottle after i had the head gasket done so i replaced the cap and it still did it so i then replaced the bottle it then stopped doing it for a few months after changing the bottle but it has now started doing it agian the bottle is an oem vw part the cap is a copy from gsf. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 My brother had this same problem on his VR. He replaced the coolant bottle and the cap and it's been fine ever since. Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 could it be a faulty cap then or just cheap crap lol. Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 ok changed the cap today for a oem gen VW cap so i see what happens and keep updated. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 v v common prob mate,cant guarranty urs is that but its sooooooooooo common for the expansion tank top to wear,and under the pressure of the cooling system can actually push coolant out through the cap,i sell loads at work and always go genuine,i sold one yesterday to a guy with the same problem lol max u gonna pay is about 6 quid Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 cheers mate ye got a vw cap 5.76 all in seem ok so far but i have driven it far/hard for it to get that much pressure in the system but touch wood. Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 I have same problem ive put a brand new cap on but still waters coming out from the overflow on the bottle. checked for mayo under cap and dipstick but none there. Could it be a faulty bottle does this ever happen Link to post Share on other sites
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