Chris_TDI_98
Veteran Member
Great news. As of 1pm today, the new freeze plug is installed, and the hellish coolant leak out the back of the engine, has stopped!
The engine is running quieter than it has in a while.
The coolant temp gauge is working well too, gets up to about 140F.
Installing the freeze plug was a LOT easier than expected.
All we had to do was:
1. Jack up car on passenger and driver sides until front wheels are off ground.
2. Remove oil line (related to turbo) to make room.
3. Snake your hand up past the subframe and inner axle boot, push the rubber freeze plug into the hole, and tighten hex nut with a 1/4 inch socket.
Here’s a pic of the missing freeze plug, from under the car:
Pic of actual rubber freeze plug we used, size 1 3/8 inch, cost $5.39 at Napa:
The engine is running quieter than it has in a while.
The coolant temp gauge is working well too, gets up to about 140F.
Installing the freeze plug was a LOT easier than expected.
All we had to do was:
1. Jack up car on passenger and driver sides until front wheels are off ground.
2. Remove oil line (related to turbo) to make room.
3. Snake your hand up past the subframe and inner axle boot, push the rubber freeze plug into the hole, and tighten hex nut with a 1/4 inch socket.
Here’s a pic of the missing freeze plug, from under the car:
Pic of actual rubber freeze plug we used, size 1 3/8 inch, cost $5.39 at Napa:
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