Thermostat Issue

[stfc_gti]

Did dey use genuine parts?

yes.

[Dalo Harkin]

Yeah it shouldnt go anywhere near 100-110 so unless you have an air lock in the system somewhere, have you checked that all the pipes that carry coolant can be compressed? just grab the top and bottom hose off the radiator and squeeze them and watch for the coolant in the expansion tank moving... when you squeeze them a few times

[stfc_gti]

think I preferred driving with a busted thermostat :-)

[Dalo Harkin]

yeah but its no good for the engine

[stfc_gti]

yeah but its no good for the engine

neither is a working one for that matter 

[stfc_gti]

so this morning the STOP check coolant warning came back up again, and the temp guage is still getting very high when driving on the motorway. reading some past posts im led to believe it may be the water pump. I believe someone pointed this out a few posts back
Gonna try and get it back in the garage tomorrow if I can sort out another car to use.

[stfc_gti]

So she's back in the garage, on my way home from work to the garage i had no heat comming from my heaters, and although i topped up the coolant level after 5 minutes of driving the STOP Check coolant warning re appeared. Being a wet day i couldnt really tell if i had a leak.

Any ideas what the prognosis might be?

[xtetx]

If you change the water pump, make sure it has metal teeth not plastic dude

[stfc_gti]

water pump and timing belt are f**ked. Merry f**king Christmas!!!!!

[Dalo Harkin]

easiest way to test the pump is to take the top hose off the coolant bottle (when the engine is off), hang the hose or get someone to hold it in the expansion tank top and then start the engine, you should get a steady stream.....