Heat - what else could it be?

[Dalo Harkin]

Hi guys,

Right coincidence or not since having my stage 2 done, the inside of my car gets very warm, just been driving it now and I would say its the equivalent of having the heaters on.

Now it had a new VW genuine temp sensor a few months back and a thermostat probably around 6m ago, I know I have a very small leak down the side of the timing chain cover (its that small a leak, I have had to top it up around once a month) Cam belt is due in around 1yr from memory

The temp gauge sits at 90 after warming up and it doesn't drop when you go faster so am I right in thinking this rules the thermostat out as a possible cause?

Struggling here to find what it could be.

[Chris#101]

Have you got econ?

Put the temperature as low as it goes then turn off econ using the fan speed?

Has this now lowered the cab temperature?

[AD1.8T]

Even when the heaters are switched off they still dribble out abit of air so whatever temp you have it set to will still come through enough to change cabin temps ....eventually

[dom]

You still got all your heat shields on?

[harlemex]

You should get a thermometer in the cab and jot down some readings, that way we could do some comparisons.

[Dalo Harkin]

Have you got econ?

Put the temperature as low as it goes then turn off econ using the fan speed?

Has this now lowered the cab temperature?

Will give that a go

[Dalo Harkin]

You still got all your heat shields on?

Yes all still on, and I have even added the K04 ones on, that sit above the manifold

[Dalo Harkin]

Have you got econ?

Put the temperature as low as it goes then turn off econ using the fan speed?

Has this now lowered the cab temperature?

Did as suggested and now its fine, so cheers Chris 
Weird though as I would have thought off was off and not the unit off but the heat the same