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Stig / Major Tom

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550 coolant leaks due to the extreme cold
« on: February 25, 2023, 01:20:00 AM »
Fellow in Minnesota reporting that his dealer advised the coolant leaking from his 550 is due to the extreme cold, expanding and contracting metals. It has been -12°F to -15°F in his garage.

That's why those early VW's were aircooled :)

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Re: 550 coolant leaks due to the extreme cold
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2023, 03:36:23 AM »
That makes sense.

Solution: keep your 550 parked in a garage that is warmer than -12F.  ;)

The coldest I've ever seen my garage get to was maybe as low as -3F. And that was when the temp outside was -15F to -20F. The coldest temp this winter was around -11F outside I think and the garage stayed above +15F.
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Re: 550 coolant leaks due to the extreme cold
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2023, 09:53:13 AM »
-12!? Wouldn’t that freeze yer beers?  Don’t think my (integral) garage ever gets below 3C thankfully.
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Re: 550 coolant leaks due to the extreme cold
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2023, 11:10:31 AM »
Horse hockey! That's what the Colonel called it when faced with a monumental pile from anyone!
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