Author Topic: newbie with mk4 2.0gti  (Read 1020 times)

Offline indigoblue

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newbie with mk4 2.0gti
« on: 09 March 2014, 20:36 »
Hi everyone, have had my mk4 2.0 gti 6 days now, had a mk1 gti for 3 years but parted with it in October, loving my new one, indigo blue, full leather very nice to drive, have a problem tho, temp gauge would drop to cold when driving so checked both pipes to rad from cold and they both got hot at the same time, checked thermostat and it was missing its opening so water was flowing all time, I fitted a new one and the gauge sits nice at 90 dead in middle but I went to work today and after 13 miles the bottom hose was still cold I would  have thought it would have opened by this point, it does open when stood on drive but it does take a long time, is this normal to run without opening at a cooler temperature or am I panicking for nothing thinking engine will be running too hot.