[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 84, Issue 5

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Dave, before you crack the engine apart, try disconnecting and blocking off the coolant hoses (both of them) to the EGR cooler.  These OFTEN develop leaks into the combustion chamber and is much more likely than a head gasket failure, UNLESS he got it really, really hot and hasn't been honest with you about it.  As I recall, there was a recall on some models for the EGR leakage.  Hayden


Oct 5, 2010 01:52:17 PM, davevw at yahoo.com wrote:

Good thought. Haven't pressure checked the cap, but did swap in a new one, as well as one from the wrecked Passat that didn't have problems before the crash. No change in coolant loss observed. 

Plus the bubbles indicate something is getting in there. I just need to figure out where they are coming from!

Dave Cook