My 2012 Tiguan has just hit 110,000 klms and I've had to top up the coolant several times recently. On inspection the pink tell tale signs were around the auxiliary pump but the fluid is coming from higher up....the water pump. After reading several forums I should count myself lucky to get this far. I ahve ordered a cast aluminium pump from a site on Aliexpress. Delivered it will be US$149.55. I will fit it myself and take the opportunity to clean the inlets as it will mean having to remove ...
Well, yesterday I met with Alex G and he finished off the skid plate he started doing for me a few weeks back. He started out by making a cardboard template from which he did a rough cut out using 6mm aluminium plate. There was more work involved in sorting out the prototype than originally anticipated, with several test fittings and removals, spot welding, marking, drilling, etc. ...