2004 VW Passat
Automatic Transmission
190,000 miles
My mechanic said the coolant was leaking from the engine and it was dripping coolant from the rear of the car. He fixed it but now the coolant just comes straight out the bottom of the coolant container and you can hear it leaking on the floor. I just refill it with water and coolant everyday and it runs fine. It’s hard to identify where the coolant leak is coming from? How should I fix this? Duct tape?
If the reservoir is cracked and leaking, replace it.
It will probably be either a cracked coolant reservoir as @doc mentioned, or possibly a hose going into it. (Not unusual for an 18-year-old car.) This should be fixed ASAP to avoid overheating, not only from coolant loss but from loss of pressurization if, like most European cars, the tank is pressurized with the rest of the cooling system.
2004 VW Passat
190,000 miles
My mechanic said the coolant was leaking from the engine and it was dripping coolant from the rear of the car. He fixed it but now the coolant just comes straight out the bottom of the coolant container and you can hear it leaking on the floor. I just refill it with water and coolant everyday and it runs fine. It’s hard to identify where the coolant leak is coming from? How should I fix this? Duct tape?
Is there a reason you posted this twice? The posts were 5 minutes apart and with different titles, so it was not just a matter of accidentally hitting the red button more than once. For future reference please take note of the following in the forum rules. Thank you. (Topics merged.)
