Water pump issues on R?

**boltor** · 08-10-2012, 11:31 AM

I noticed a thread on the US site (VWVortex.com - GOLF R: Water Pump MADNESS!!!!!!!!) - seems to have been a few water pump issues (not a huge number I guess).

Have we had much in the way of similar issues?

thanks

**Lucas_R** · 08-10-2012, 03:44 PM

Never heard of any water pump issues on the Golf R here in Australia, although local GTI's have had a fair few problems with water pumps.

**Umai Naa!!** · 08-10-2012, 04:44 PM

Nothing like those posted.

The Mk6 Golf R motor is essentially an evolution of the Mk5 GTI and GTI Pirelli motors.

**Cooz** · 15-01-2015, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Lucas_R

Never heard of any water pump issues on the Golf R here in Australia, although local GTI's have had a fair few problems with water pumps.

My Scirocco water pump let go with 6,000 soft KM travelled. Bent valves, new head on order

VW new about it and were swapping out all pumps on 2012 build Golf R's, same platform as the Roc' of course. NO arguement from the dealer, they've been good about it and new the water pumps were defect from the factory.

**nat225** · 15-01-2015, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Cooz

My Scirocco water pump let go with 6,000 soft KM travelled. Bent valves, new head on order

VW new about it and were swapping out all pumps on 2012 build Golf R's, same platform as the Roc' of course. NO arguement from the dealer, they've been good about it and new the water pumps were defect from the factory.

Water pump on my 2011 Golf R was on the borderline, it made a high pitch whining noise when warm, had it replaced at a prominent vw specialist in east brisbane area ONLY because the seller had promised to cover the noise fix that had initially been misdiagnosed as something else... but once finding out it would cost much more it was not fair for him to cover the costs.

Honestly i should have taken it to a vw dealership knowing there have been a few cases before but the car was already at that particular workshop... waterpump was replaced and the noise went away and i paid more in labour compared to what vw robina had charged my friend plus i get marks on my front right wheel bolt holes and scraped paint under the engine mount. Seems like a rough cowboy method of water pump.removal... not too happy and although i have 2 vw's and likely to buy a bmw in the next 2 years, that audi vw bmw specialist is now out of my option to touch my car forever!

**tonymy01** · 09-10-2012, 06:10 PM

The US build Golf R are from early this year, most of us with R's here would be 2011 builds (MY12 is still 2011 build typically). From following most of those vortex threads (new ones crop up daily), it seems batch related to Feb/March built units.

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