car always cold

[sellers]

my engine is always cold, the temp gauge gets out of the big white block in the cold unless im stoped for about 15mins then it goes up slightly, also in the mornings it wont move for about 15minutes of driving?

can anyone help as it is really annoying me it affects the way the car runs as it is always cold?

[Mart8V]

Have you checked the thermostat?  Seems simple, but you never know?

[sellers]

well i did in body and mind, lol

this involved thinking about checking it then looking outside and seeing the rain then thinking a it'll be alright, lol

i'll have a check tommoro night after work and get back to you,

any ideas of what else it could be?

[Mart8V]

You're asking a relative Golf novice, so not many more bright ideas from me!  Based that on problems with an old Triumph in my "buy it cheap, spend nothing on it" days.....

[monzablue16v]

sounds to me like you need a new thermostat as i remember it opens when the engine is at a set temperature and lets the hot water flow around heaters and stuff so if it's not opening you will probably get that but check your temperature sender.
 know what you mean about the rain never whilst at work usually when just starting.

[The Hoax]

I had the same problem in my wifes car that recently had head work. Its crappy little Suzuki thing but the theory is the same. The centre pin on the thermostat had been bent causing it to stay open. If it is open when you take it out of a cold engine then you know that its goosed. It was completely freezing in the car even after about 5 miles driving.

If the car is cold inside then its probably not a faullty sender.