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Offline hol173 x

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HELP
« on: 02 July 2010, 09:39 »
Hi

I have a problem with my Golf GTI X reg, the temperture gauge is hitting the red everytime I drive so I have to keep pulling over, its telling me to add coolant but I have enough in there (I got it checked out)

What could the problem be?

Hollie
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: HELP
« Reply #1 on: 02 July 2010, 09:41 »
Thermostat, sensor in the coolant bottle

By the sounds of it though your water pump is knackered - DO NOT DRIVE IT!

How long has it been doing this?
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Offline hol173 x

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Re: HELP
« Reply #2 on: 02 July 2010, 09:52 »
started doing it last night, then it was doing it on the way to work! It's it expensive to fix?
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Re: HELP
« Reply #3 on: 02 July 2010, 09:55 »
Quote from: hol173 x on 02 July 2010, 09:52
started doing it last night, then it was doing it on the way to work! It's it expensive to fix?

Budget about £300 as you got to remove the cambelt to get at it.  Its labour intensive

part itself is about £40 but seeing as its all being stripped down you just as well replace the cambelt if its near its replacement date

How far have you driven as you could have done further damage to the engine.
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Offline hol173 x

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Re: HELP
« Reply #4 on: 02 July 2010, 10:17 »
Ohhh gosh only had the car a month!!

I drove to work this morning and its about 15mins down the road, 10miles I would say, but then I have drive home tonight
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Re: HELP
« Reply #5 on: 02 July 2010, 10:21 »
Hopefully with you doing short runs you wont be damaging the engine but its hard to say.

The vw standard water pump can go at anytime due to it being made of plastic. The replacement part is a metal type pump.

If you are going to drive it home then dont let the temp go past 90 degrees to be safe. You may have to keep pulling over and let the engine cool down.

But its your own choice and risk.
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Re: HELP
« Reply #6 on: 02 July 2010, 10:30 »
Ok probably be better to go down back roads so easier for me to pull over? as I usually go dual carriageway

Thanks for your help
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Re: HELP
« Reply #7 on: 02 July 2010, 10:59 »
Running it that hot even on short runs may have caused damage.
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Offline hol173 x

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Re: HELP
« Reply #8 on: 03 July 2010, 12:22 »
Looks like the water pump!! Taking it in today to see if my warranty will cover it which it should. Fingers crossed I dont have to pay a penny
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« Reply #9 on: 03 July 2010, 12:27 »
Drive a couple of miles from home, pull over and call the AA to recover you to the garage - that way they can't try to wriggle out of the warranty by blaming you for causing extra damage.
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