I can't thank you enough for the guide, explained simply and straightforward. Unfortunately I can't ask my dad for help so I'm left with figuring stuff out on my one. I'll change it tomorrow so I hope it goes well ❤
@@TheParrottBros well I just tried to fix it and it didn't got well. Everything came off but the new tank is mirrored. It is the same type but it's mirrored and now it's titled sideways and one of the pipes isn't long enough to reach it 😐 can't even turn on my car cuz I'm scared it will overhead and melt something
Top tip. If you have difficulty getting the two hoses back on the new expansion tank, a quick squirt of silicon spray on the pipe nipples, and they slip on real easy.
Great video and you made it look easy, discovered your video as I have a leak in my coolant tank.. I have a MK3 Audi TT, will try and replace myself over the weekend.. And as a result have subscribed to your channel to enjoy more content and hopefully pick up a few steps along the way..
Great video bro. Thanks for the help pushing the car yesterday really appreciated it, we would have been stuck otherwise, hope your mate didn't hurt himself and was okay after!
@@TheParrottBros I've tried pretty much everything possible on that engine, it had a new starter motor and still doesn't wanna start, the only real possible reason left now is low compression probably either due to piston rings or a hole in the piston. My brother has not treated that car well so it wouldn't surprise me. I'll do a compression test and probably condemn it to the scrap yard
You don't need to empty the old one at all, remove it with the cap on and cover the bottom pipe with your finger as you remove that pipe last. Lost maybe half a shot glass of coolant which is nothing. Set the old one to the side so it wont empty, fit the new one and fill it from the old bottle from the bottom pipe. Easiest job ever. PS: The first tool I bought when working on the TT is a pipe clamp tool, its a crappy 10eur one but its still better than trying with pliers.
Gplus sucks big i’ll try that next time, if I have nothing in the bottle then there’s nothing to leak out should I not be able to get my finger over it quick enough 😂. Spent a lot of time getting told off for spilling on a driveway with old cars I have now ordered that tool 👌🏻
Such an easy one to do, but you still see people running grubby old tanks and it really runs the look of an engine bay. For anyone doing this with older coolant (yours looks lovely and clean!) you can use this as an opportunity to flush through (garden hose in the lower hose from the bottle) and drain from the rad instead :)
@@TheParrottBros Sanding the headlights (Got a little kit for that, just need to get around to it), and because this car for some reason had the callipers painted green, I think I want to paint them red (Because green looks rubbish). Then I can rest till summer :D
@@TheParrottBros Oh, and I think I want to wrap the windscreen surround (Mines a roadster) in black gloss vinyl a bit like how the QS has a black upper half - I think that would look smart with the roof being in black.
Forgot to tell that the Proram inductions looks awesome 😍 I installed the Ramair XL (foam) one but too loud for me and as I told you before only 3-4gr/sec more measured on MAF being stage1. I was expecting more benefit. How loud sounds the Proram one?, it looks really nice in the engine bay.
igor telleria thanks buddy, it really does look great I think. Noise wise they all provide a similar sound and with a 3” Downpipe and loud cat back it’s drowned out often 😂
I’ve got an 8l s3 same car basically same money pit 😂 vids save me money tho and keep me busy so I don’t mind. Mr parrot I’d like to pick your brains regarding cooling and heaters if you don’t mind?
Hi Dominic, Another great video for the TT comunity. Thanks! It is asier than expected. Mine is also yellow instead of black. And sometimes coolant level red warning is activated but the level is correct. I read that this happens when the level sensor is dirty. I supose this sensor goes integrated inside expansion tank. Am I right? I will change expansion tank so that I will have clean reservoir and hope to solve false coolant level warning issue too. For the clamps you have the correct tool in aliexpress cheap for 10€ , also with cable in case the access is dificult. I bought mine there. Thanks again Dominic
igor telleria thanks buddy, I Keep meaning to buy the tool but at the same time if I show everyone how to do it with what they have laying around they know what to expect 😂. Yes quite possibly, that or a temperature sensor is going faulty, or your clocks are playing up. Worth swapping an old bottle out to rule it out anyway. And visually inspect the sensor wiring while your there
On the subject of coolant.. As far as I've seen everyone says their TT sits at 90 degrees always when warmed up. Mine did too for the first 18months I had it, then one day it overheated. In the garage it turned out to be the fan module was faulty so fans not turning on. They sorted that, still running too hot. Turned out to be the water pump impeller had lost a couple of blades. As standard they are plastic and deteriorate over time. I've got a new pump with a metal impeller, was the same price (maybe actually cheaper I think?) Now my car runs at 70 degrees all the time except in traffic and hot weather if I've been putting my foot down. What do everyone else's coolant gauges read normally??
@@blakkno666 definitely the thermostat, I had the same issue, when driving would be lucky to get over 60, idling got up to temp (90) Changed the thermostat now sits at 87 continuous
Nick this is what I love about the community, everyone helps out. Definitely worth trying the thermostat whilst you have it off check the housing for damage as they go brittle as made out of plastic
Hi mate Question please when changing the top 2 pipes What would happen if you got them the wrong way around ? If you put the hose by mistake that’s meant for the far side to the front and vice versa Thanks
@@MotorhomeDIY excuse me but I don’t understand which pipes your talking about. You can’t get the hoses on the expansion bottle wrong as they are different sizes. Thanks
@ on yours they might be My fiat ducato are the same Expansion tank You have very bottom one Then 2 at the top left and right I believe one goes to the rad and the other bottom rad no idea Just asking because I changed my bottle but left it a week while new rad came Then forgot which way the 2 hoses go Front top rad to left top coolant Or right And same with the other side of Coolant bottle Just worried about mixing them up if I’m making sense
@@TheParrottBros Btw do you know about any newer steering wheel from audi that fits, with airbag? :D i quite like mk2 steering wheel, but dunno about fitment. Thanks man, nice series it is :D
Matěj Markovič Thanks buddy, the Marktwo will fit but I’m not 100% sure whether the steering wheel airbag will or not. As in if it will operate In the event of an accident. Speak to a steering wheel trimmers like royal steering wheels. They should know as offer upgrades
Any tips on draining and flushing the system? I bought a new tank and euro coolant because the previous owner used something else or it's extremely dirty, but didn't want to mix new coolant with the old.
Before you drain it out you can add a system flush, run it up then when it cools drain it out. then cycle some new coolant though it and should be good as new
Hi just wondering how you’ve got on with this tank? I’ve gone through 2 EIS tanks from euro carparts in 2 weeks, both leaking at the seal!!! I’ve read on this one and does say good quality, just wondering how it’s healed up? Cheers love the content mate
On both,they both read the same,as high as 121c from a cold start then can drop to 50c in like 5seconds,iv changed the temp sensor, rad sensor and thermostat.
stuart winstanley that’s very strange, if I was given those symptoms I would look at temp sensor and wiring purely because if they are both reading wrong the same then it’s not the clocks. If they are fluctuating at least 30-50 degrees at a time clearly not reading right. Did you get a green sensor?
The plug has a clasp that needs to be lifted. It can only go on one way round just make sure it’s the right way round. Check the new one look similar and the pins are straight
@@LedZepp30 we are both talking about the plug right for the level sensor? The plug clips on. Are you sure you got the right bottle? As that may be the issue
WARNING, PLEASE READ. My reservoir bought on ebay has the hole at the bottom of the sensor probes cup missing. This means that if there is a coolant leak, the warning light will never activate as the circuit cant be broken. By the time the temperature guage goes up, it could be too late and I don' need to tell anyone about what the implications of a overheated engine are! Tell everyone that has replaced it to check their reservoir has the hole IMMEDIATELY!! i used a heated pick to burn a small hole, avoiding taking it back out to remove any swarf from drilling the hole..
What! That easy?! Ordered. You legend.
Motor Monkeyz if only every job was that easy ayy 😂
@@TheParrottBros Ill do a video when we do ours, confident it wont be that easy for us hahaha
Motor Monkeyz 😂 Tt life that
I can't thank you enough for the guide, explained simply and straightforward. Unfortunately I can't ask my dad for help so I'm left with figuring stuff out on my one. I'll change it tomorrow so I hope it goes well ❤
Glad it’s come in helpful 👌🏻
@@TheParrottBros well I just tried to fix it and it didn't got well. Everything came off but the new tank is mirrored. It is the same type but it's mirrored and now it's titled sideways and one of the pipes isn't long enough to reach it 😐 can't even turn on my car cuz I'm scared it will overhead and melt something
Its the little things like that what makes the engine bay look a lot better. Nice video
Thanks buddy, really is. Nice simple one, been meaning to do this for months 😂
Top tip. If you have difficulty getting the two hoses back on the new expansion tank, a quick squirt of silicon spray on the pipe nipples, and they slip on real easy.
Nice tip that thanks
Great video and you made it look easy, discovered your video as I have a leak in my coolant tank.. I have a MK3 Audi TT, will try and replace myself over the weekend.. And as a result have subscribed to your channel to enjoy more content and hopefully pick up a few steps along the way..
Welcome aboard 👌🏻 it’s not a bad job providing you can get at the clips and have the clip tool. Appreciate the comment
This one is on my to-do list. Makes the engine room looking much cleaner. Very helpful video as always. 👌
Mr Wang thanks buddy appreciate the comment
Great video bro. Thanks for the help pushing the car yesterday really appreciated it, we would have been stuck otherwise, hope your mate didn't hurt himself and was okay after!
Dean Brown haha was fine mate, did you manage to get to the bottom of the problem?
@@TheParrottBros I've tried pretty much everything possible on that engine, it had a new starter motor and still doesn't wanna start, the only real possible reason left now is low compression probably either due to piston rings or a hole in the piston. My brother has not treated that car well so it wouldn't surprise me. I'll do a compression test and probably condemn it to the scrap yard
Dean Brown haha. If you do comp test it give me a should I’ll come watch 😂
@@TheParrottBros yeah I'll give you a knock when I do! Might be funny for you to watch (not funny for my brother though)
@@TheParrottBros yeah I'll give you a knock when I do! Might be funny for you to watch (not funny for my brother though)
Excellent video mate, I’m going to do mine on my TT. Great idea sucking the water out first. Saves any mess
That's it mate, may not be the quickest way but it's the cleanest ha ha, make such a big visual difference for what it cost
Small detail but looks so much better 👍 another great start to finish video !
Thanks 👍
Love how it sounds like the f1 is going on in the background when the video speeds up 😂😂 👌🏻
I must admit I chuckled about that when I was editing 😂. Sounds the same at 00:00 - 05:00am. Must live on a race course at night haha
Wanted to do this for a while but thought I had to drain system. Ordered tank and pippet ! Cheers Dom 👍
gary costigan glad this has been of help to you mate 👌🏻
Tank arrived. Can’t wait to fit this weekend. After watching this vid another 3 times 😂👍
You don't need to empty the old one at all, remove it with the cap on and cover the bottom pipe with your finger as you remove that pipe last. Lost maybe half a shot glass of coolant which is nothing. Set the old one to the side so it wont empty, fit the new one and fill it from the old bottle from the bottom pipe.
Easiest job ever.
PS: The first tool I bought when working on the TT is a pipe clamp tool, its a crappy 10eur one but its still better than trying with pliers.
Gplus sucks big i’ll try that next time, if I have nothing in the bottle then there’s nothing to leak out should I not be able to get my finger over it quick enough 😂. Spent a lot of time getting told off for spilling on a driveway with old cars
I have now ordered that tool 👌🏻
@@TheParrottBros awesome! Looking forward for what you do next!
Such an easy one to do, but you still see people running grubby old tanks and it really runs the look of an engine bay. For anyone doing this with older coolant (yours looks lovely and clean!) you can use this as an opportunity to flush through (garden hose in the lower hose from the bottle) and drain from the rad instead :)
Exactly that, yeah I’ve drained and refilled my system not long ago. The stained tank makes it look like a right mess doesn’t it
Well this is perfect timing, I ordered one of these just a few days ago!
Ben Of The North That has worked out well,
What have you got planned next? Haha
@@TheParrottBros Sanding the headlights (Got a little kit for that, just need to get around to it), and because this car for some reason had the callipers painted green, I think I want to paint them red (Because green looks rubbish). Then I can rest till summer :D
@@TheParrottBros Oh, and I think I want to wrap the windscreen surround (Mines a roadster) in black gloss vinyl a bit like how the QS has a black upper half - I think that would look smart with the roof being in black.
Yeah that does sound quite nice and can be done reasonably easy for very little outlay too
Nice helpful video, l would have taken the opportunity to clean body work and pipe work before fittig new bottle. But l guess that is my OCD !!
Haha I should of and I will do it at some point. Half the fun of filming is you forget what you planned to do as too busy talking to no one 😂
You've been looking at my jobs to do list again :)
Kirkby Printed Creations busted, I’m just jealous that you have a bigger list than me 😉
Forgot to tell that the Proram inductions looks awesome 😍 I installed the Ramair XL (foam) one but too loud for me and as I told you before only 3-4gr/sec more measured on MAF being stage1. I was expecting more benefit. How loud sounds the Proram one?, it looks really nice in the engine bay.
igor telleria thanks buddy, it really does look great I think. Noise wise they all provide a similar sound and with a 3” Downpipe and loud cat back it’s drowned out often 😂
Another one on the never ending list 😂👌
You don't own a TT, you support it.
Mike Cochrane if its any reassurance the list never gets any smaller 😂
Gplus sucks big I like that!
I’ve got an 8l s3 same car basically same money pit 😂 vids save me money tho and keep me busy so I don’t mind. Mr parrot I’d like to pick your brains regarding cooling and heaters if you don’t mind?
@@mikecochrane1437 truth is, if you don't DIY its impossible to keep these cars. No matter how much you spend on a garage, some jobs are DIY only.
Hi Dominic,
Another great video for the TT comunity. Thanks!
It is asier than expected. Mine is also yellow instead of black. And sometimes coolant level red warning is activated but the level is correct. I read that this happens when the level sensor is dirty. I supose this sensor goes integrated inside expansion tank. Am I right?
I will change expansion tank so that I will have clean reservoir and hope to solve false coolant level warning issue too.
For the clamps you have the correct tool in aliexpress cheap for 10€ , also with cable in case the access is dificult. I bought mine there.
Thanks again Dominic
igor telleria thanks buddy, I
Keep meaning to buy the tool but at the same time if I show everyone how to do it with what they have laying around they know what to expect 😂. Yes quite possibly, that or a temperature sensor is going faulty, or your clocks are playing up. Worth swapping an old bottle out to rule it out anyway. And visually inspect the sensor wiring while your there
@@TheParrottBros thanks Dominic! I Will change it and check wiring first! I changed Temp sensor recently so hope this is ok. 👍
On the subject of coolant..
As far as I've seen everyone says their TT sits at 90 degrees always when warmed up. Mine did too for the first 18months I had it, then one day it overheated.
In the garage it turned out to be the fan module was faulty so fans not turning on. They sorted that, still running too hot. Turned out to be the water pump impeller had lost a couple of blades. As standard they are plastic and deteriorate over time.
I've got a new pump with a metal impeller, was the same price (maybe actually cheaper I think?) Now my car runs at 70 degrees all the time except in traffic and hot weather if I've been putting my foot down.
What do everyone else's coolant gauges read normally??
Ok just looked around again, seems it's probably the thermostat playing up!
@@blakkno666 definitely the thermostat, I had the same issue, when driving would be lucky to get over 60, idling got up to temp (90)
Changed the thermostat now sits at 87 continuous
thermostat needs replacing, probably stuck open
Cheers for the replies, will get it sorted asap 👍
Nick this is what I love about the community, everyone helps out. Definitely worth trying the thermostat whilst you have it off check the housing for damage as they go brittle as made out of plastic
Hi mate
Question please when changing the top 2 pipes
What would happen if you got them the wrong way around ? If you put the hose by mistake that’s meant for the far side to the front and vice versa
Thanks
@@MotorhomeDIY excuse me but I don’t understand which pipes your talking about. You can’t get the hoses on the expansion bottle wrong as they are different sizes. Thanks
@ on yours they might be
My fiat ducato are the same
Expansion tank
You have very bottom one
Then 2 at the top left and right
I believe one goes to the rad and the other bottom rad no idea
Just asking because I changed my bottle but left it a week while new rad came
Then forgot which way the 2 hoses go
Front top rad to left top coolant
Or right
And same with the other side of Coolant bottle
Just worried about mixing them up if I’m making sense
Nice little job that Dom get ya mask on 🤣😎
Julian Matthews 😂😂
perfect video, cary on :D
Matěj Markovič thanks buddy
@@TheParrottBros Btw do you know about any newer steering wheel from audi that fits, with airbag? :D i quite like mk2 steering wheel, but dunno about fitment. Thanks man, nice series it is :D
Matěj Markovič
Thanks buddy, the Marktwo will fit but I’m not 100% sure whether the steering wheel airbag will or not. As in if it will operate In the event of an accident. Speak to a steering wheel trimmers like royal steering wheels. They should know as offer upgrades
Great upload yet again pal, thats given me something to do next days off! Keep up the good work mate! 👍🏻👏🏻
Christopher GUEST thanks fella 👍🏻
I thought you sprayed your turbo pipe black a while ago?
I did haha, being doing the underneath stuff, going to pull off the inlet & paint that up then fit it all 👌🏻
@@TheParrottBros ah, cool..
Any tips on draining and flushing the system? I bought a new tank and euro coolant because the previous owner used something else or it's extremely dirty, but didn't want to mix new coolant with the old.
Before you drain it out you can add a system flush, run it up then when it cools drain it out. then cycle some new coolant though it and should be good as new
@@TheParrottBros so add it to the coolant that's already in the car? Should I at least empty the reservoir?
How do I remove the hose at the bottom of the coolant bowl? That hose has a leak.
It goes down and joins onto a metal pipe that supplys the engine with coolant under the inlet manifold
Hi just wondering how you’ve got on with this tank? I’ve gone through 2 EIS tanks from euro carparts in 2 weeks, both leaking at the seal!!! I’ve read on this one and does say good quality, just wondering how it’s healed up? Cheers love the content mate
Still going with no issues I can report, I would certainly recommend it. Thanks for the kind words
My coolant temperature reads all over the place even with the plug disconnected from the coolant temperature switch, any ideas on what it could be
Is that on your dash clocks or on 49c also?
On both,they both read the same,as high as 121c from a cold start then can drop to 50c in like 5seconds,iv changed the temp sensor, rad sensor and thermostat.
stuart winstanley that’s very strange, if I was given those symptoms I would look at temp sensor and wiring purely because if they are both reading wrong the same then it’s not the clocks. If they are fluctuating at least 30-50 degrees at a time clearly not reading right.
Did you get a green sensor?
@@TheParrottBros yeah iv changed the temp sensor 3 times,I just don't get it 🤔
stuart winstanley same issue every time? Maybe see if it’s something @bws tt has come across before
Bravo tres tres bien
Merci 👌🏻
I think I’m lucky, my 105k mile coolant bottle hasn’t yellowed yet!
When’s the intake getting painted?
In the next couple weeks hopefully, been waiting on a gasket but got it now 👌🏻
The clip won't go back on for my tt. Does it need to be forced on. Worries about bending or breaking the little tabs inside the clip
The plug has a clasp that needs to be lifted. It can only go on one way round just make sure it’s the right way round. Check the new one look similar and the pins are straight
@TheParrottBros clasp? On the black plastic clip? And the pins on the newer one are more rounded and not flat like the older one.
The pink part inside the clip?
@@LedZepp30 we are both talking about the plug right for the level sensor? The plug clips on. Are you sure you got the right bottle? As that may be the issue
@TheParrottBros ya it would clip on. Having to try to force it on.
WARNING, PLEASE READ. My reservoir bought on ebay has the hole at the bottom of the sensor probes cup missing. This means that if there is a coolant leak, the warning light will never activate as the circuit cant be broken. By the time the temperature guage goes up, it could be too late and I don' need to tell anyone about what the implications of a overheated engine are!
Tell everyone that has replaced it to check their reservoir has the hole IMMEDIATELY!!
i used a heated pick to burn a small hole, avoiding taking it back out to remove any swarf from drilling the hole..