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Offline luke-lh

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OH NO!! BIG PPROBLEM
« on: 11 July 2007, 21:49 »
hay!! hope some one can help.  i hav a 1991 mk2 golf with a 1996 vr6 engine.  about 3 hours ago i was driving happy down the m62 near leeds, i seemed to notice a little what i think to hve been a little bit of burnt oil coming thought the exhaust.  then i noticed the car was running a little warm and the oil temp up to 146oC. 

most of the coolant has gone, seems very wet around the bottle like it has bubbled over, as i remember the fans did not kick in and the top hose was very warm but the bottom hose was cold. 

any ideas, i am thinking thermostat HOPING its not the head, but recently early 2007 it has had a polished and ported head so head gastet was renewed then.

what are these jobs like to do?


any little help in the right direction would be brill

thank you!!!




Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: OH NO!! BIG PPROBLEM
« Reply #1 on: 12 July 2007, 01:20 »
sounds more like the thermo gone. Get that changed as it is stopping the water circulating as the thermo is wax activated, so when it gets hot it opens, if this is broken then it will stay closed causing the heating up. Also go to vw and get a new header tank cap, as they have a habit of perishing.

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