IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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dont know whether it happened on my old engines but this latest one seems to get hot quick when sitting still
it never overheats just gets to about 98 really fast
when driving its about 91 then after about 2 mins of sitting its 98
is it normal or what?
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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Sounds pretty normal, is the fan kicking in alright and stopping it going too hot?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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head gaskets gone
or thermostat stuck closed, or water pump fins broken (unlikely)
[Edited on 29-06-2008 by warren.g]
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IvIarkgraham
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has had a new water pump
fan does kick in
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Warren G
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means nothing, fan stops it over heating for when in traffic
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IvIarkgraham
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no other signs of head gasket failure
i might spend £40 on a new thermostat
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marklawton
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Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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mine does the same. my old sport never heated up as quick as this one
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IvIarkgraham
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ive never noticed my others doing it either
i put it down to my drilled airbox at first
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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wont be the stat if the fan is cooling it down if the stat was closed then the water in the radiator being cooled wouldn't circulate into the engine,
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Adam-D
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thats true if the fan kicks in the rad is hot and the stat is open, as the sensor is in the rad for the fan,
run a compression test, if that seems ok then leave it.
only thing else i can think of is the engine has had a headgasket in the past and it has been skimmed raising compression and making it run hotter
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