Q: Coolant leak from the engine area.

asked by on February 02, 2017

I HAVE A 2010 VOLS WAGON PASSAT KOMFORT 2 LITER ENGINE MY ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING AND I JUST BOOK A APPOINTMENT WITH HOWARD. I SEE YOU ARE VERY EXPERIENCED WITH REPLACING RADITOR HOSE IN THE LOWER SECTION ,

My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

Question was sent to CS for to repair a coolant leak on a 2010 Volkswagen Passat with a L4-2.0 turbo engine.

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