r11
Veteran Member
Few weeks back (and well less than 1000 miles of driving), during regular oil change at a local dealer ('15 Passat TDI at 100K, have NOT yet had PhaseII done), decided to be nice to me car and requested coolant flush. Up to this point, car been completely worry free, outside of plugged heater core that still needs a fix (I hoped that coolant flush might revive it, but it didnt). Oil changes at dealer, as it is less expensive compared to DIY.
Yesterday, driving on local street, noticed white smoke/steam coming from under the hood. Temp gauge started to climb toward 220F.
Stopped, popped. Seemed to be steam, not burning oil, coming profusely from the turbo/exhaust manifold area. Coolant tank completely empty & bone dry. Towed her back home.
Looking for ideas.
#1 being the kid mech messing stuff up during flush (cracked coupling, loose hose), resulting in slow coolant loss and eventual overheat ? I park the car in the driveway and would have noticed coolant leak, there wasnt one. Didnt smell antifreeze the car either.
Nasty scenario, as dealer wont ever admit to doing anything wrong and the dieselgate 11/162K wty doesnt cover this ???
Dunno to what extent the engine got cooked, esp the piston rings might be baked in at this point (be burning oil like crazy going forward). At the minimum would want to replace the oil as it is cooked.
#2, may be turbo went caput. Dunno how it would result in coolant loss. This is a good scenario, as it is 100% covered by the dieselgate wty. Be an uphill battle may be, but the wty verbiage is pretty clear on it.
Yesterday, driving on local street, noticed white smoke/steam coming from under the hood. Temp gauge started to climb toward 220F.
Stopped, popped. Seemed to be steam, not burning oil, coming profusely from the turbo/exhaust manifold area. Coolant tank completely empty & bone dry. Towed her back home.
Looking for ideas.
#1 being the kid mech messing stuff up during flush (cracked coupling, loose hose), resulting in slow coolant loss and eventual overheat ? I park the car in the driveway and would have noticed coolant leak, there wasnt one. Didnt smell antifreeze the car either.
Nasty scenario, as dealer wont ever admit to doing anything wrong and the dieselgate 11/162K wty doesnt cover this ???
Dunno to what extent the engine got cooked, esp the piston rings might be baked in at this point (be burning oil like crazy going forward). At the minimum would want to replace the oil as it is cooked.
#2, may be turbo went caput. Dunno how it would result in coolant loss. This is a good scenario, as it is 100% covered by the dieselgate wty. Be an uphill battle may be, but the wty verbiage is pretty clear on it.
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