Coolant Leak

[ONF]

Thanks for your help guys, I've just pulled the carpet out and no signs of any coolant. Everything's dry and no signs of any previous leaks either.

I had a look at the coolant cap and the part number on it is 996.106.447.01 so looks like that needs replacing. I then lifted up the plastic horizontal plate and there was lots of signs of moisture and coolant in the little gaps and corners so definitely looking like it's the cap. Will get a new one ordered asap

[Krieger]

Cool! Love the easy fixes.

[Jhinson]

Came out of KFC a few years ago and saw coolant all around the rear of the car, started it up and it was fine, trying to get it home a very short distance. By the time I got home she was running pretty warm. It was the coolant cap, went to the dealer and like $60 for a coolant cap, but it is what it is. Fixed the problem. Like you I love the easy fix.

[Auf los!]

Extremely interesting thread. I have smelled coolant in the car for a few months, and in the last week I've been seeing coolant drip from the right rear wheelwell. I figured it was time for a new coolant tank. But I decided to take Krieger's lead and make sure that I don't just have a bad cap. Here is a pic of what I found, dried coolant coming out from under the bleed valve. So what do I do about this? Is there a gasket under the bleed valve that can be replaced?

[Auf los!]

OK, I answered my own question by searching and I found a thread from 2013...there are two O-rings under there that must have gone bad. I will probably replace the bleed valve for good measure. My cap is an -04, seems fine.