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Title: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: tweed on 02 April 2011, 12:14

oil temp at 60mph is 96. 70mph it's 98. boot the car and it goes to 106 but straight back down to 98 when cruising.
water is always at 70  :huh: something ain't right here.
Can anyone help me with this.

oil level is fine. It had rebuilt bottom end and new head gasket 4000 miles ago.
and If I turn heaters on, temp drops to 94 but I shouldn't have to do that.

it's a 95 mk3 with 81000 miles
Cheers tweed

Title: Re: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: danny_p on 02 April 2011, 12:45

oil normal   water a bit cool if anything


often wonder why vw botherd fitting oil temp funtion to the mfa just make ppl paranoid

Title: Re: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: emery1990 on 02 April 2011, 12:47

Mine gets up to 116 mate, but my water does go 3/4 when it is this hot.

Are water pumps one speed, guessing they are.

Title: Re: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: tweed on 02 April 2011, 12:52

just used to gti's I guess. I knew the vr6 would run hotter but didn't take much to get it to 100.

water is low. But the front arch liner's are taken out so I guess that will make it a bit cooler.
Well I'm happy now  :smiley: Thanks for the fast reply dude's

Title: Re: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: danny_p on 02 April 2011, 14:24

water pump speed is related to engine speed as it's driven by a belt from the cranck.

temp should sit dead center of the gague if it dosen't thermostat isint quite right.

Title: Re: vr6 oil temp to hot?
Post by: Wayne on 02 April 2011, 17:14

That sounds about right for the oil temp tbh.  :smiley: