Pn 13 kwi, 2026 15:18
Any decent VW specialists in Abu Dhabi who won't charge me dealer rates for a water pump
My 2017 Golf R has started leaving little puddles of coolant on the garage floor overnight and the smell of sweet burning antifreeze through the vents is getting harder to ignore so I'm pretty sure the water pump housing has finally called it quits which is apparently just a rite of passage for these EA888 engines at this mileage. I called the dealership out of curiosity and the number they quoted me nearly made me spit out my coffee because its basically half of what the car is worth on a good day for what should be a straightforward job if you've done a few of them before. I'm not trying to cheap out with some random shop in Mussafah that thinks every car is a Toyota and will just slap on aftermarket parts with no clue about the union bolt torque specs or the proper coolant bleeding procedure that takes forever on these things. I'm hunting for a Trusted Volkswagen Repair Abu Dhabi kind of place where the mechanic has probably done a hundred of these water pump and thermostat housing replacements and actually keeps the proper G13 coolant in stock instead of just pouring in whatever green stuff is lying around. If anyone has a go to guy who knows their way around the MQB platform and won't treat my R like its a rental Sunny I'd seriously appreciate the nudge in the right direction.
My 2017 Golf R has started leaving little puddles of coolant on the garage floor overnight and the smell of sweet burning antifreeze through the vents is getting harder to ignore so I'm pretty sure the water pump housing has finally called it quits which is apparently just a rite of passage for these EA888 engines at this mileage. I called the dealership out of curiosity and the number they quoted me nearly made me spit out my coffee because its basically half of what the car is worth on a good day for what should be a straightforward job if you've done a few of them before. I'm not trying to cheap out with some random shop in Mussafah that thinks every car is a Toyota and will just slap on aftermarket parts with no clue about the union bolt torque specs or the proper coolant bleeding procedure that takes forever on these things. I'm hunting for a Trusted Volkswagen Repair Abu Dhabi kind of place where the mechanic has probably done a hundred of these water pump and thermostat housing replacements and actually keeps the proper G13 coolant in stock instead of just pouring in whatever green stuff is lying around. If anyone has a go to guy who knows their way around the MQB platform and won't treat my R like its a rental Sunny I'd seriously appreciate the nudge in the right direction.
