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  1. Questions, Issues or Problems with the New Beetle
    Hello again. I hit a deer with Angie going about 80 coming from my parents house. A previously, as one of you put it, ghetto rigged metal water pipe for the cooling system busted off its ghetto fix and exposed a pin hole. It's currently rigged to not leak while the new part comes in. (Advanced...
  2. Questions, Issues or Problems with the New Beetle
    Hi! I've had problems with the cooling system in the past because of a blown headgasket. I've got a 2000 2.0l 5 speed beetle. I have a 2000 2.0l rebuilt engine that's been swapped in that was originally from an automatic beetle. Today it dumped a bunch of coolant. I took the engine cover off and...
  3. Water-cooled/Current
    Hi, coolant is leaking from or near a joint between a stainless steel connecting pipe and a rusty steel pipe that is attached to the exhaust manifold under the engine. (see photos). The pipe is difficult to get out from under the car. What does this manifold pipe do and is it required? If I...
  4. New Member Forum
    Hi! I’m new here! I own a 2003 vw beetle turbo s, 163,000 miles, I’m currently having a problem with the coolant. Sometimes i need to fill it up every other day, or once a week. I’m 99% it’s not a head gasket leak. There is no white exhaust smoke, oil is a caramel color (need an oil change in...
  5. Questions, Issues or Problems with 2012+ Beetle
    I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for help, but here goes nothing. My 2012 Turbo bettle is not producing heat. The air that comes out is coolish. If it's warm outside, it gets a bit warmer but not much. Nothing like it use to. My heater core was replaced in January of this year...
  6. Questions, Issues or Problems with the New Beetle
    I'm at a loss here, I've spent many hours reading other posts here and pulling my hair out. I'm about ready to just junk the thing or sell it as is, but I really like this car and want to get it working. If anyone could offer advice or help I would really appreciate it. 2002 new beetle turbo s...
  7. Questions, Issues or Problems with the New Beetle
    So the fans have apparently been eating away at the coolant hose located at the front top of the car that connects the upper radiator hose to the water pump. I've known this for awhile you can feel it, it started to slowly leak so I replaced the hose. It's bracketed in at the middle of the hose...
  8. 1.8 Liter Turbo
    2003 1.8 turbo with good cabin heat, but copious moisture on windows and sweet (yuck) smell in cabin. AC settings make no difference. No recirculate setting eventually helps. Have had to bring up coolant level several times - indicator light came on. Pressure test by mechanic suggests small...
  9. 1.8 Liter Turbo
    Just installed an aftermarket radiator in my 2001 1.8L Turbo and find that the OEM radiator hose mount and hose connects are of a larger diameter than the aftermarket hose mount and therefore the new radiator is leaking. Tried installing the book listed o-ring on the new radiator hose connect...
  10. 1.9 Liter TDI
    I've had a slow, mysterious coolant leak since I bought the car and well, it's now bad enough to replace it. This video was SPOT ON. Easy to follow. Use it.
  11. 1.8 Liter Turbo
    Hello, VW Family. I have an issue with my car. It has a bad leak but I don't know where. I have an 02 VW beetle 1.8 turbo. It started smoking and the overheating sensor came on. It was coolant splashed toward the back of the hood. I can't see exactly where its coming from because its in the...
  12. 2.0 Liter Gas
    Been watching fairly substantial coolant leak from passenger side lower engine block on '98 Bug for a few days. Quit driving the bug for a month or so--and pretty much drained it dry while it sat. Been too hot to work on it in S. TX. This a.m. I filled the dry reservoir with clear water and it...
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