anti freeze backing up

Asked by gfortycal1 Oct 08, 2010 at 08:02 PM about the 1993 Volkswagen Passat 4 Dr GLX V6 Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

water backing out of over flow. i've changed the thermostat, put n new radiator.
and still it backs up within 15 min, of driving. has anybody had this problem. 1993
vw passat glx vr6 eng.

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Darrin answered 2 years ago

hey check the water pump. water could be broken and not flowing the coonat right to its backing up

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gfortycal1 answered 2 years ago

thanks d, im gonna order the mechanical water pump.

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Chris answered 2 years ago

Heater core could be plugged full of scale. Try flushing it out with a product like Prestone Super Flush

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