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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: 1982.rpd on 06 April 2008, 12:30
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Yesterday my car started overheating. I'm doing ATF flush at the moment, but yesterday and today the car overheats quickly and stinks, the coolant was boiling over and there was smoke coming out of the rocker cover the oil temp was up to 160 and buzzing, any ideas? Dont wanna go to the crap garages around by me and be ripped off.
I did wonder if doing the ATF flush might have clogged something up to make it overheat, the engine was quite dirty before.
Cheers
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Cripes! Someone on here will be able to confirm this, but at 160 degrees I think you'll might have to get the head removed and skimmed due to likely warping. My guess would be head gasket failure or your oil pump has gone.
Sorry to hear that fella.
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did the oil light come on straight after the oil change? low oil pressure? as said above, could be a knackered oil pump
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No was running sweet for a week then this!! :cry: was servicing her tomorrow, how difficult is an oil pump change??
Thanks
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No was running sweet for a week then this!! :cry: was servicing her tomorrow, how difficult is an oil pump change??
Apparently its not too bad if the sump comes off okay, but you need to properly diagnose the problem before you go wading in.
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The oil flush can block the pick up for the oil pump. Remove the sump and take a look, the oil pump is not that expensive so is worth changing it anyway while you are there. Gscp's do them, think i recall them being about £15-20. very easy to change, then just pray then you havn't done any damage.
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The oil flush can block the pick up for the oil pump. Remove the sump and take a look, the oil pump is not that expensive so is worth changing it anyway while you are there. Gscp's do them, think i recall them being about £15-20. very easy to change, then just pray then you havn't done any damage.
this would perhaps explain why, when my oil was flushed and changed 2 weeks ago, we couldnt get oil pressure for a while?
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i havent bothered to look through the replies, so i dont know, but what about oil cooler? might have a blockage or crack or something?
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i havent bothered to look through the replies, so i dont know, but what about oil cooler? might have a blockage or crack or something?
I don't think its that - You can run the engine without the cooler on a 16v temporarily (e.g. if its leaking), so it must only give you a few extra degrees worth of cooling, say between 5 and 10 degrees (a guess!).
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Yesterday my car started overheating. I'm doing ATF flush at the moment, but yesterday and today the car overheats quickly and stinks, the coolant was boiling over and there was smoke coming out of the rocker cover the oil temp was up to 160 and buzzing, any ideas? Dont wanna go to the crap garages around by me and be ripped off.
I did wonder if doing the ATF flush might have clogged something up to make it overheat, the engine was quite dirty before.
Cheers
Let me get this right, you've flushed you engine with an "automatic transmission fluid flush"... Please clarify!
Tom
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just a quick hijack, how high is too high for oil temp?
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160 is to high mate
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I never see more than 112 and most the time its around the ton.
The pumps is dead easy to change, I don't know about the gsf ones but if you get one from VW its about £32 and comes with the pick up and strainer.
You say the waters boiling up too, is the fan cutting in, is the thermostat stuck closed, is the water pump working? just a thought
And as already asked what is an ATF flush and why why why?
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normal oil flushes (e.g. WYNNES engine flush) is basically diesal, with a few other bits thrown in.
Auto Transmission fluid is full of cleaners and degreasers, this washes the engine internally and holds on to the junk, for you to emtpy out when you change the oil. You need approx 500ml in with your normal oil, run for approx 200 easy miles, and change your oil.
Many people say it works wonders on noisy tappets!!
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NO NO NO Just use a cheap oil and then magnatec. All engine oils have cleaners in them.
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YES YES YES! I speak from experience, it does clean out the sh|t and does not harm the engine.
Many would say magnatec is the devils blood!!!
you really ought to use synta silver
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
NO NO NO you really should ask what one does :nerd: :wink:
Magnatec is superb for a motor with a few miles on it but then thats why its good ;)
But each to the own but I've seen the results! :)
ATF might do what you say but you should think about it and why it does what you say it does, thats why i wouldn't us it ;)
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if it helps - what does one do?
all I know - it has been discussed to death on the other forum, with many many followers. No one to my knowledge has had anything bad happen as a result of flushing the engine with atf.
Also, the OP has discovered tha problem was an airlock. nothing to do with flushing the engine