Hello gang, I own a 2017 base since new. For the past year or so. I had to top off my coolant when the weather fluctuates. When I had it at the dealer for a recall. i asked them to have a look and they couldn't identify anything and told me to just top it off. Last week with the heat, it started leaking, so i pulled off the cover below and identified a leak coming from the top rear of the engine. Did some digging and I discovered that the water pump is in the area. Did some reading and it seems that the Audi and VW with the same motor suffer from permature failing waterpumps.
My car only has 42k mile on it. I think its kind of soon for it to go, but all signs are pointing to it.
So my question is, how difficult of a job would it be for a DIY? Im out of warranty and was thinking of tackling the job myself.

 

You might want to go over to macanfourm.com and ask the question. There have been DIY strings on this issue. You have to remove the front of the car.

 

Thank you. I decided to go ahead with the job and completed it, in about 5 hours. In short, it wasn't the easiest of jobs. The pump is near the rear of the engine and is driven by a small belt and gear system that appears to be linked with the flywheel. Hardest part was figuring out how to remove it. I ended up removing the throttle body for clearance. Car is running great and all is well.

 

The front of the Macan does not need to be removed to replace the waterpump/thermostat on a 2.0.
The V6 Macans do need to pull the bumper cover and radiators to have access to the waterpump and thermostat, on the front of the engine.

 

That would be for the V6 engine water pump...

 

Great to hear.

BTW, I just discovered the FaceBook "Porsche Macan Owners Club (PMOC)" group and there seems to be a ton of technical support there. So far so good.

Another coolant leak area is the Coolant Lines:

"Coolant line hoses, expansion tank, where they meet can crack.
Take off engine cover and check the “v” there a plastic coolant line that runs to back of engine."