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Old 10-12-2020, 12:50 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by 993turbo View Post
So, I changed the front engine mount, and whilst doing this I had to undo the coolant hoses. Drained the coolant system. Refilled using the ‘’burpe’’ method... all fine. Cycled a few times from cold and adjusted the level just under max.

After driving for 20mins I got a major coolant leak towards the back of the engine / gearbox area.......

Any pointers?
You don't have a "leak", you have a "dump" from the coolant overflow due to an air pocket somewhere in the cooling system. You didn't "burp" it well enough.............
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