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kaiser · 15th April 2019, 17:03

I have had, or rather my wife has, had a catastrophic failure of the top hose on a 1.8T. The hose could be torn as easily as peeling a banana!

And of course you should just fill with water until you know if the fault has been found! Then drain some and add antifreeze.

Other points where we have lost water on the 1.8T includes the water pump. It would leak while standing but be fine when driving! In neither case did the engine blow its head gasket, but we caught it early!

15th April 2019, 17:03	#34
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	I have had, or rather my wife has, had a catastrophic failure of the top hose on a 1.8T. The hose could be torn as easily as peeling a banana! And of course you should just fill with water until you know if the fault has been found! Then drain some and add antifreeze. Other points where we have lost water on the 1.8T includes the water pump. It would leak while standing but be fine when driving! In neither case did the engine blow its head gasket, but we caught it early! __________________ Worth his V8 in gold