On both of my passats, I had a coolant leak from the back of the engine. There's a plastic water outlet bolted to the back side of the cylinder head.
On my 99, a hairline crack opened up on a mold line. This lead to loss of all the coolant with much steam.
On the 2001, the entire plastic housing basically fell apart into pieces.
The fix was to replace the plastic water outlet.
I have the 1.8t though...not the v6.
It wasn't particularly hard to change, although the space to work is kinda tight.
Its held on by two 10mm bolts and various hoses.
First item on this page...and also the coolant sensor plugs into this part too.
http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volks.../Cooling/117/4
Ok..none of this may apply to a v6...but..couldn't hurt to check.
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coolant leak
10-07-2012 06:22 PM
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Hey guys , I got a 99 v6 passat and it looks like I'm leaking coolant from the back of the engine, like under the TB, can someone help me or guide me and tell me if its a DIY or how to fix it
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10-07-2012 08:37 PM
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10-09-2012 02:27 AM
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thanks, the 1.8 i did read but not for the v6 , and its driving me crazy that i wanna sell the damn car
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