As above, I have had a bit of coolant leak for a wee while now, needing topped up every 3-4 weeks- Octavia Vrs petrol (2016). Car was in for service and MOT and had said to my mechanic as I knew there was an issue which he knew about as well. Water pump etc needing changed as expected- total cost being just over 600 quid (only 200 labour- he needs to have it a couple days as he works out of his own workshop on a local industrial estate) Dread to think how much a dealer would charge

£600 quid seems very expensive for an indy. I had the timing belt, water pump and the header tank replaced on my old 2015 VRS for £280. Was done same day as well. 

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by purephotoni

He's going to do the whole lot, timing belt as well

13 minutes ago, Markos72 said:

He's going to do the whole lot, timing belt as well

Petrol doesn’t have a timing belt, does it?

 

My 2018 245 has a chain.

 

Even if there is a belt that is very expensive it’s a fixed prices repair at Skoda dealer for belt and pump costs £650.

 

Would expect an Indy to be much cheaper than the dealer. Like I said I had timing belt, water pump, header tank all done on my diesal 2015 Vrs for £280.  As they are VW specialist they even updated the electronic service record to show the work done.

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by purephotoni

Might also be worthwhile checking if coolant is leaking from the thermostat which is supposed to be a well known fault with mk3 petrol Vrs. Water pump might well be fine and not need changed at all. If your are only experiencing coolant loss.

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by purephotoni

I'm not sure if belt or chain.

Not the thermostat as he checked all that during the service when I told him about it. He consulted TPS and Skoda who did say the water pump is a known issue, which I believe is well documented here and elsewhere. The water pump kit and ancillaries is about 340 quid. To be honest I really trust the guy as he knows his stuff, and have been going to him for years with no issues with any of his work.

38 minutes ago, Markos72 said:

I'm not sure if belt or chain.

Not the thermostat as he checked all that during the service when I told him about it. He consulted TPS and Skoda who did say the water pump is a known issue, which I believe is well documented here and elsewhere. The water pump kit and ancillaries is about 340 quid. To be honest I really trust the guy as he knows his stuff, and have been going to him for years with no issues with any of his work.

The water pump costs £80 at the dealers. Not £340 even a full kit with timing belt etc is no where near that sort of price.

I booked mine in today with the main dealer. Diesel vrs water pump and cambelt 599. I didn't think that was too bad as I remember paying 700 quid for a mk1 vrs for the same several years ago. One quote for the same job was over 1k.

As I said I trust the guy- he uses TPS who supply genuine Volkswagen group parts to the motor trade. If thats what he says the kit is  I am not going to dispute it. 

 

I would think this is what he is getting

 

https://www.autopartspro.co.uk/jp-group-12903537

10 minutes ago, Markos72 said:

As I said I trust the guy- he uses TPS who supply genuine Volkswagen group parts to the motor trade. If thats what he says the kit is  I am not going to dispute it. 

 

I would think this is what he is getting

 

https://www.autopartspro.co.uk/jp-group-12903537

Let’s hope not that is for an 05 2.0

14 minutes ago, purephotoni said:

Let’s hope not that is for an 05 2.0

Well maybe not then. 

Like I already said, he's quoted me a price and outlined what's involved, which he always does for any major jobs he has carried out over the years. I'm not going to get into a dispute about it all on a forum.

52 minutes ago, purephotoni said:

The water pump costs £80 at the dealers. Not £340 even a full kit with timing belt etc is no where near that sort of price.

 

https://www.awesomegti.com/ea888-gen-3-water-pump-repair-kit/

 

Are you sure that's £80 at a dealer?

 

That's the part that's almost certainly caused a coolant leak on a TSI.

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by Kenai
Changed link to a less ambiguous one

2 minutes ago, Kenai said:

 

Ignore the the link saying EA113, this is an EA888 Gen 3 part - https://jbmperformance.co.uk/products/copy-of-genuine-tfsi-ea113-main-thermostat

 

Are you sure that's £80 at a dealer?

 

That's the part that's almost certainly caused a coolant leak on a TSI.

That'll be it, as that's the price my mechanic pretty much quoted, cheers

54 minutes ago, purephotoni said:

Let’s hope not that is for an 05 2.0

Not according to their website

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by Markos72

45 minutes ago, Kenai said:

 

https://www.awesomegti.com/ea888-gen-3-water-pump-repair-kit/

 

Are you sure that's £80 at a dealer?

 

That's the part that's almost certainly caused a coolant leak on a TSI.

£80 is what my cousin paid for his 2016 TSI VRS water pump at our local dealers when he bought one a few months ago, I was with him when when he bought it. It was slightly cheaper at TPS but tour local one won't sell to the public here and they didn't have any in stock according to the indy he used and he didn't want to wait until they did.

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by purephotoni

6 minutes ago, purephotoni said:

£80 is what my cousin paid for his 2016 TSI VRS water pump at our local dealers when he bought one a few months ago, I was with him when when he bought it. It was slightly cheaper at TPS but tour local one won't sell to the public here and they didn't have any in stock according to the indy he used and he didn't want to wait until they did.

 

I think you're talking about this pump - https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/14762024 (I think this is the secondary water pump that circulates coolant after you turn the engine off)

 

This is unlikely to be the culprit for a coolant leak, it'll be the main £350 pump that's failed (or more specifically, the housing of which will have developed a leak).

 

If you're able to buy genuine VW Group part of these - https://www.awesomegti.com/ea888-gen-3-water-pump-repair-kit/ - for £80, I suggest you buy as many as you can and start selling them on eBay for £250, you'll make a fortune.

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by Kenai

3 hours ago, Markos72 said:

I'm not sure if belt or chain.

Not the thermostat as he checked all that during the service when I told him about it. He consulted TPS and Skoda who did say the water pump is a known issue, which I believe is well documented here and elsewhere. The water pump kit and ancillaries is about 340 quid. To be honest I really trust the guy as he knows his stuff, and have been going to him for years with no issues with any of his work.

 

The versions of the EA888 used in the MQB platform are all chain driven....

 

The only 2 belts:-

Aux belt for the alternator & air con compressor

water pump on other side of engine.

 

The main water pump (N493) has about four different pipe stubs on it & the gear for the belt ....& it is expensive...the only cheap pump is the "continued coolant circulation pump " (N51).

 

Thats from the VAG self study guides for the engine...

Edited 4 November, 20214 yr by fabdavrav

600 is about right. We have to be careful with some of our advice on here, we dont want to be making matters harder than they  are. You cant compare the diesel and petrol VRS as they are completely different! The EA888 gen3 waterpump housing is a well know problem across all the various brands, the part is expensive and there is a sh!t ton of stuff to move out of the way to get access = $$$. Unlike some others, I know this for a fact as I have paid for this recently myself, even watched a youtube video to see if I would take it on myself - NO THANKS.

Edited 5 November, 20214 yr by OldAndyMac

18 hours ago, purephotoni said:

Petrol doesn’t have a timing belt, does it?

Petrol vRS has a timing chain, 1.4 & 1.5 petrol have a timing belt.

All sorted-total cost £615- just as well I've been working plenty of Saturday night overtime shifts recently

Where exactly are the leak points of the thermostat housing and coolant pump?

 

I need to have a look at mine!

16 hours ago, RoddersUK said:

Where exactly are the leak points of the thermostat housing and coolant pump?

 

I need to have a look at mine!

Usually around the pump housing itself.  HumbleMechanic (on Youtube) recently did a MK7 Golf video on how to replace the waterpump.  Its quite involved.

 

I'm hoping my coolant level likes to sit midway, but I'm sure it's always been on max.

Will know in a few weeks!

That looks like a mission and a half!

 

Can you see the leak from above, guess need to remove some covers? Or is it an underneath job?

Edited 29 January, 20242 yr by RoddersUK

1 hour ago, RoddersUK said:

That looks like a mission and a half!

 

Can you see the leak from above, guess need to remove some covers? Or is it an underneath job?

No, not from above. Underneath with undertray removed, torch and mirror maybe borsecope camera - possibly. 

 

However, the leak can be very hidden, mind leaked into the pcb enclosure and fried it. Very difficult to spot without removing thermostat and waterpump.