over heating or just a sensor?

[Rockey5uk2001]

Car has been fine took it out today noticed the temp had gone up to 110 but sat at a set of lights dropped back down to 90 then 5 mins later it went tp 130 stop lights come on both fans on pulled over popped bonnet now the engine was warm but I could still touch it quickly without burning myself car also lost all power need help lol

[jamie16v]

sounds like water pump has gone, simular symptoms, get one with a metal impellor..
apparently the new plastic impellor ones are improved, i`d still get a metal one though.

[Rockey5uk2001]

Excuse my French but sh!t

[jamie16v]

it`s happened to most of us here mate, dont worry..lol

[Rockey5uk2001]

Is it a easy job?

[jamie16v]

cam belt needs to come off. just make sure you have everything lined up and that it`s tensioned correctly.
buy yourself a haynes manual mate, it`ll come in handy when you need to take these jobs on yourself 

[Rockey5uk2001]

Yeah I do need one

[Rockey5uk2001]

got a quote from a garage in Bristol called streetwise motors they do revo remaps ect.

They quoted about £380 

[dom]

got a quote from a garage in Bristol called streetwise motors they do revo remaps ect.

They quoted about £380 

Not a bad price to be honest, is that with a cambelt kit as well?

[Rockey5uk2001]

Yeah Genuine VW one too