Z4

[mr.mindless]

Matching p/n from the stealership for only two prices. No ragrets!

[mr.mindless]

Ragret that it didn’t fix it.
Pump to case seal next? Drop off the trans for a rebuild?
Bah

[etk300ex]

Oof.  Had the AC compressor replaced in the Mini yesterday, now water pump is leaking

[M4wdFab]

Ragret that it didn’t fix it.
Pump to case seal next? Drop off the trans for a rebuild?
Bah

fawk that sucks.   i was suprised the bucket van was fixed with a 9$ seal and just labor. 

[mr.mindless]

There was no giant puddle after short drive last night. Ill see how the work spot looks when I leave. Baseball size is too much to leak a couple times a day. Few drips I won't worry about. Maybe it found it's happy place somehow lol

[mr.mindless]

No drips at all leaving work. None at all in the driveway from last night. We’ll see what time brings I guess. Hmm

[mr.mindless]

2 days in the same spot at work and this is all I’ve got. Might be tolerable. But WTF

[mr.mindless]

Trans has been good. Coolant leak has been stubborn. Accidentally put this in Sarah's Jetta thread a couple weeks ago, but it was Z4 info. The coolant loss and wet left side of the radiator has continued. Tempted to throw the radiator in it, but I really don't think it's a side seam tank leak issue. I think it's all the damn connections refusing to seal up right.

Of course when I did the below I was probably 4 more connections from pulling the radiator out.
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All o-rings replaced on the driver side of the radiator. Couple hoses, trans cooler (which had a ton of RTV on it from a previous to me repair attempt) and the expansion tank I already replaced.

Hopefully good.

Only has distilled water in it for the moment, and I didn’t put the splash shield back under it. Hopefully done and can get some water out and antifreeze in after a could days not leaking.

Frighteningly little coolant drained out. Leak has been getting worse, like half gallon a day give or take, in a car size cooling system with single row radiator. Will be obvious if it’s fixed or not.

[mr.mindless]

Coolant leak went gross on the way to work this morning. Guess I’ll find it now (or with my luck on this so far, I’ll fix the major and still have a minor). Will have to tow home tonight. Sarah’s first day at new job so not telling her yet that I need a ride home…

Seeing a weird bubbling spot under the oil filter housing that looks like water boiling through oil. I wonder if there’s an oil/water cooler thing going on there? I replaced that gasket right after I got the car to fix a major oil leak.

No milkshake in oil pan so if there’s any crossover it’s incredibly minor and has cooked off.

[mr.mindless]

Likely coolant pipe issue behind there, looks like.

https://youtu.be/p-oxpeWKtYM

[mr.mindless]

Coolant pipes, intake mani gaskets and CCV hoses that will probably turn to dust as I remove them are delivering today. Hope to have this guy back out and about soon

[mr.mindless]

After replacing those coolant pipes I still had the slow leak. The gross leak and slow leak were entirely separate.

I swapped out the radiator and a couple more o rings between the rad and expansion tank mount and it’s finally sealed up. No drips for four heat cycles. Finally.

Time to either make it Sarah’s, or try to send one of the Z cars, I think.
NY inspections scheduled for both of them, and the ram, next week. TDI wagon has a brake dragging already from sitting.

[mr.mindless]

Oil and filter, 155,639

Changed ANOTHER o ring in cooling system. Will definitely need 2qt drained and antifreeze added.
Was leaking a bunch today again.

If it leaks again, need to replace not the expansion tank mount but the other elbow with the drain. Has a weird void in it that may damage the o ring on reassembly.

[mr.mindless]

I may have to burn this thing…

[etk300ex]

I think it’s time


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