I had a low coolant warning the other day, and the header tank was almost empty. There was no obvious signs of a leak, so I topped it up and checked the level over the next few drives (only short thankfully). As the level continued to drop, I’ve just taken the under tray off, to discover a small pool of coolant on it - so, definitely a leak then. But from where? There were signs under the sump but it was hard to tell where from so I took it for a short drive to get it fully warmed up and then traced the pink fluid as high as I could.
It appears to be coming from somewhere above the front engine mount:
![IMG_8618.jpeg IMG_8618.jpeg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/194/194636-2e6d191ec5a29cef3f1895001d0d00b4.jpg)
But the highest point I could locate any pink fluid was this Allen bolt just above that mount:
![IMG_8642.jpeg IMG_8642.jpeg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/194/194637-39b01d13299c043e22897373cb196cb6.jpg)
This is looking up at an angle from underneath, and that bolt appears vertical.
Remember this is a TSI, but does anyone have any suggestions as to the culprit?
Is it likely to be the pump?
Thanks for any help.
Edit:
And a more important question - Am I likely to do any harm if I continue to drive it (& keep the coolant topped up)?
It appears to be coming from somewhere above the front engine mount:
![IMG_8618.jpeg IMG_8618.jpeg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/194/194636-2e6d191ec5a29cef3f1895001d0d00b4.jpg)
But the highest point I could locate any pink fluid was this Allen bolt just above that mount:
![IMG_8642.jpeg IMG_8642.jpeg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/194/194637-39b01d13299c043e22897373cb196cb6.jpg)
This is looking up at an angle from underneath, and that bolt appears vertical.
Remember this is a TSI, but does anyone have any suggestions as to the culprit?
Is it likely to be the pump?
Thanks for any help.
Edit:
And a more important question - Am I likely to do any harm if I continue to drive it (& keep the coolant topped up)?
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