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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Cackett on 21 September 2010, 13:26

Title: back in the shop
Post by: Cackett on 21 September 2010, 13:26

ITs gone back in to the garage today as ive developed a over heating issue. not sure why

the coolent its good fan level is good
and if left alone runs at 90 happy for 20+ mins

but once driven it overheats ...  water pump ? any ideas people

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: topher on 21 September 2010, 13:36

Quote from: Cackett on 21 September 2010, 13:26

water pump ?

Seems to match the symptoms. Pull the thermostat and you can check the pump. If that is the cause get them to renew the cambelt/tensioner while it's in pieces even if it's not due quite yet.

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: T_J_G on 21 September 2010, 13:45

Sounds like what mine did with the pump, this also caused my thermostat to go at the sane time and it was only 10 months old!

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: jonnyturbo on 21 September 2010, 14:12

yep me to with the themro

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: Cackett on 22 September 2010, 15:42

the shop called
had the thermo out and seems ok. but replaced it and the lower pipe did heat up a little however still over heated
so he checked the pump and although its not broken he said its not turning just spinning on the spindal..

so having the water pump, thermo and Belt changed £400 the lot not sure if that a good deal but at the end it will get the Loved car back on the road. so cant complain.

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: Rhyso on 22 September 2010, 15:45

Who's doing the work?

I paid £350 at my local VW dealer for cambelt, water pump and fresh coolant.  Didn't include the thermostat mind so to me it sounds a little pricey if its not a dealer  :undecided:

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: ggggolfgti on 22 September 2010, 19:11

i paid 300 for water pump/coolant and cambelt kit

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: richw911 on 22 September 2010, 20:40

Whole lot using genuine parts cost me £240  :smiley:

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: tech1889 on 23 September 2010, 16:17

£153 for genuine parts (cambelt kit with tensioner, water pump, g12++ coolant)

£60 labour at a garage my family used for years...

All in all £213 without thermostat

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: Cackett on 24 September 2010, 09:10

as the cars been in for 2 Days had it all changed and serviced also £400 tbh i cant complain its going to be working again ..

Title: Re: back in the shop
Post by: Hulmie on 24 September 2010, 09:35

they obviously have charged you the extra for finding the fault, so that may have been a few hours work. so £400 aint to bad