So it turned out to be the water pump. According to the service manager, they've had plenty of TSI engines come through with the same problem and he wasn't surprised about my issue. The repair was covered under the powertrain warranty. I'm happy to have my Tig back.
I have a GRAF metal impeller water pump. so far so goof with it, i like it.
Irregardless of what route you go, just make sure your water pump has a metal impeller and not a plastic one. The plastic one (factory on many VW) chips off and degrades over time causing all kinds of cooling issues.
Turned out to be the water pump
I have a water pump/timing belt job that is going to cost me 1400 to do. But on the bright side it will last me another 60k miles.
I've used GMB some 10+ years ago. They were made in Japan and came with a lifetime warranty.
Every one I've ever gotten from GAP has been HEPU. The one in my GLI was really noisy for almost a year after installation. The other two in my GTIs never gave me any problems.
went in for my 20k maintenance/service on my 2011 GTI, Waterpump was shot, replaced free of charge but leaves me worried...
My water pump just needed replacement as well. I didn't have any visible or audible signs besides the low coolant level alert. The dealer said that this has been a fairly common issue but there is still no recall.
Just got a call from the dealer. Water pump is leaking coolant.
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