52,599 miles, first problem:coolant!

sdeck

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Northern Colorado Front Range
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2003 Jetta, 253K, 01M, DLC520s, VNT-17(sold); 2014 Passat SE 6M, 61,000 miles (Feb 16 buyback date)
Has anyone correlated failing water pumps with the apparently EGR cooler catalyzed coolant breakdown that is causing the heater core failures? At a minimum, what does the coolant look like? In the heart core failures, it is more orange than pink. Also has low pH.
 
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