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    2019 GTI 7.5 coolant leak / water pump?

    Hi all

    Looks like I’ve got a pretty gnarly leak on my 2019 GTI (25km, just in 3 years).

    Guessing it’s from the coolant as the level was super low and I had the flashing warning light.

    Any thoughts/ideas?
    Booked in with VW.



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    If you are lucky it might be just a plastic connector for a coolant hose (these are brittle and sometimes crack, especially the one near the turbo). Check to see where the leak is.

    But yes, usually the leak is from the thermostat housing, and most people replace the water pump while they are at it. $$$$$
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    VW will replace the pump under warranty (which should be 5 years on the 2019).
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    Very common on the Mk7 GTI & R engine. It will almost certainly be your waterpump & thermostat housing. They are designed to fail basically - made from plastic which becomes brittle over time with heat cycles.

    With luck you should have yours replaced under warranty. If not then its around $1,500 through VW (or about $1,000-1,200 through a independent VW mechanic).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas_R View Post
    Very common on the Mk7 GTI & R engine. It will almost certainly be your waterpump & thermostat housing. They are designed to fail basically - made from plastic which becomes brittle over time with heat cycles.

    With luck you should have yours replaced under warranty. If not then its around $1,500 through VW (or about $1,000-1,200 through a independent VW mechanic).
    Thanks mate appreciate the response - very interesting indeed. Car is under factory warranty thankfully, it’ll be the 3 year mark next month and it’s under the 5 year warranty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gregozedobe View Post
    If you are lucky it might be just a plastic connector for a coolant hose (these are brittle and sometimes crack, especially the one near the turbo). Check to see where the leak is.

    But yes, usually the leak is from the thermostat housing, and most people replace the water pump while they are at it. $$$$$
    Thank you! Geez I hope those $$$$$ are eliminated with the warranty haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
    VW will replace the pump under warranty (which should be 5 years on the 2019).
    Thank you very much. Do you know if the new pumps are as brittle as the original factory ones? Ie is this thing gonna fail again in 3 years?

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    Quote Originally Posted by westenderbender View Post
    Thank you very much. Do you know if the new pumps are as brittle as the original factory ones? Ie is this thing gonna fail again in 3 years?
    Replacement ones are no better, expect it to fail again in 2-3 years. VW should cover that 1 too as it is a known issue. Beyond that, you'd probably be up for it. Hopefully by then a proper metal aftermarket 1 will be available.

    As an FYI, mine failed at 23000km at 2.5 years ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
    Replacement ones are no better, expect it to fail again in 2-3 years. VW should cover that 1 too as it is a known issue. Beyond that, you'd probably be up for it. Hopefully by then a proper metal aftermarket 1 will be available.

    As an FYI, mine failed at 23000km at 2.5 years ....
    Thanks, great to know. For some reason I thought they’d already fixed this issue for the mk7.5 (knew it was common for mk7). Guess not!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas_R View Post
    Very common on the Mk7 GTI & R engine. It will almost certainly be your waterpump & thermostat housing. They are designed to fail basically - made from plastic which becomes brittle over time with heat cycles.

    With luck you should have yours replaced under warranty. If not then its around $1,500 through VW (or about $1,000-1,200 through a independent VW mechanic).
    Mate had his MK 7 GTI 2017 done recently , quoted $1500 at same independent i use , so he went to the main Adelaide VW dealer $800 , maybe due to so many VW is being gracious .
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