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Jetta 2000 water tank boiling!!!
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jetta_girl04
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Aug 15, 2011, 11:47 PM
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Jetta 2000 water tank boiling!!!
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OK i have a 2000 Jetta v6 and i em able to drive it but when ever i seem to park it i smell anti freeze and as i open the hood the water tank water is boiling to a over flow and then i see anti freeze under my car!!! it doesnt seem to be the head gaskets and i got a new thermostat put in a few months back by the jetta dealer ship and it also has a new water tank,radiator,bushings and a few hoses done a few months back and also another hose just a few days back my father seems to think it may be water in the radiator or something like that!
has any1 had this problem i cant take it to the dealer its 50miles away and the towing cost is to much for my budget so i'm stuck looking for a shop in town but most shops wont touch my car cause its a jetta [:
i take such good care of my car and it just seems im always have an issue with it! 
(This post was edited by jetta_girl04 on Aug 15, 2011, 11:53 PM)
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zmame
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Aug 16, 2011, 4:30 AM
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I wouldn't drive it any longer.. if the water is boiling in the overflow you probably have headgasket issues. Since you driven while overheating there is a good change you have warped heads too. You will have to get it towed to a shop that will work on it.
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jetta_girl04
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Aug 17, 2011, 12:44 AM
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thanks its at the shop right now they said it wasnt the head gasket that it looks like its my thermostat AGAIN but they said they would call me in the morning cause they were still running test on it so fingers crossed that it isnt gonna cost me an arm and a leg :P
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zmame
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Aug 17, 2011, 4:27 AM
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Hopfully that is all it is. I usally don't use aftermarket thermostats. That's the one thing you should buy from the dealership.
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jetta_girl04
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Aug 18, 2011, 10:29 PM
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yea i did get my thermostat done at the dealer ship 
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jetta_girl04
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Aug 18, 2011, 10:36 PM
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Took it to a different shop today cause the other shop couldnt figure out my car problem they called me and told me to pick my car up lmao!
But i took it to a goood mechanic but i heard hes a lil price but gets the job done He seems to think its a blown head gasket and a fuse!! AAAHHHH about how much will that cost? any1? He'll call and let me know for sure whats wrong with it & how much it'll cost 2morrow but just wanna know how much it typically is cause i dont wanna be to freaked out when he tells me the price
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Hammer Time
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Aug 19, 2011, 3:19 AM
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Nobody is going to know the extent of the damage until the head is removed and sent out to a machine shop for testing and inspection. You're probably looking at a minimum of $1000.
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zmame
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Aug 19, 2011, 12:52 PM
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I figured it would have been more then a thermostat.. like hammer said it's hard to say how much damage has been done untill the engine is apart. Hopfully the head is not warped beyond repair
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jetta_girl04
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Aug 20, 2011, 8:34 PM
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I got the result it was the head gasket and a senor and some other thing all in all they said it was gonna be 2300 and volkswagon said it would be 3400!!AaHHH but i just paid 3000 cash for it so its not worth the fix gonna try to sell it for parts i got it outside with a for sale sign on it :(( maybe some of those Mexican men will buy it and take it to mexico i hope :))
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zmame
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Aug 21, 2011, 8:30 AM
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thing that sucks is you wont get much out of it in the current condition. Hopfully you get some of your money back.
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