2003 beetle gls 1.8turbo engine repair

Asked by Willy456 Nov 11, 2016 at 12:22 PM about the 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8T

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Temperature light came on stared decreasing in
power I pulled over oil light came on I turned the car
off and it wouldn't start again..had a coolant leak

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F_O_R answered 8 years ago

Fix the coolant leak but if you badly overheated the engine then there may be serious engine damage already. The oil light coming on and the engine not running are two strikes against you.

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