Black Sludge in Water Tank plz help!

[Goops]

Hi,

I went to the mechanics with oil cooler and radiator and he said not worth doing a flush and rush job.
He said use the non-bio powder in water tank and let it run for 2 days and come back on wednesday for the rad change etc!

I asked for the more expensinve rad at GSF and gave me a Niessen which is boxed as: 652621 VW Golf Jetta 1600 td

I compared to the rad already in place in the car and the niessen one looks much bigger... I did notice bolt/brackets on the car tho....does this mean this will fit in alright??

Man this is dragging on ey!?

[dabill]

not 100% tbh, if it bolts up correct, then a bigger rad cant be a bad thing... just make sure the hoses aint stretched and lookin dodgey!

good luck#!

rob

[Goops]

Hiya mate,

got the original rad from VW dealer and got it in this afternoon!
Also replaced the oil cooler with one from GSF.

Flushed the whole tank with pressure hose from top then from bottom pipe up, man the crap that came out!
The washing powder did wonders, deffo recommend it to anyone!

Anyway, topped her up with 50-50 mix of g12 and water and let her run for a bit. My only other "concern" was that the fan kicked in quite late (110 degrees)...I have read on here that ideally the thermostat should kick in the connection at 85 degrees....

Worth changing the thermostat or am i being too picky?

Thanks for all your help mate, cant wait to hit the road tommorow morning! 

Cheers!

G

[dabill]

for the price they are (not much) then why not hahaha... give you peice of mind and then you know it wont want doing anytime soon.

only thing is, get a genuine one, anything like sensors or electrical, always get genuine to be on the safe side, not so apparant witha  16v i must admit as with the 8v digi, but best to be safe than sorry.

rob

[Goops]

Cheers mate,

I drove into work today and had the eye on the temp, definitely made a big diff!
Got in after 25 mile journey with the temp on 95 

Touch wood she seems to be running much cooler!

Il bear that in mind, I got a thermostat from gsf and its sitting in the boot for next time!

I am thinking of driving up to sheffield to see an old friend on sat afternoon...from here thats about 275 miles!
Havent tested the 16v on a long journey yet ( I am thinking 3 hours plus from heathrow!) U think its worth it or shall i stick to the railways!?

Thanks for all the help mate!

G

[dabill]

i live in good old sheffield haha...

its about 4 and a bit hours on motorway (last time i drove to heathrow that is)

car should be fine, motorway journeys are pretty easy on 16v cars, thats the speed they like the most im thinkin around 70 - 100... not that you would be going anything over 70mph...

where abouts i sheffield does ya mate live?

rob

[Goops]

yeah I was thinking of driving up but think train would be a safer bet to be honest! The fact that  I am travelling alone (BORED!) and have no speakers in the car as yet would be a real challenge.

Im not familiar with sheffield mate, shes got a new place off Westbar Green (A57)? Was gona take the Tom Tom..

There loads of mk2s up there? I have noticed that further up north theres more of em!

[dabill]

cos we cant afford new one hahaha... no, northerners have more taste in their motor cars.

havent a clue where that place is mate, ahh well... hope ya have fun in sunny sunny sheffield...
*looks out of window*...!!! it really is sunny!!!

have fun

rob

[Goops]

ha! Im sure its the tastes that are better fella!

yeah might just top the tank and hit the road for a sexy 4 hour cruise if anything!
Touchwood nothing goes pear shaped on the way!

Thanks for all your help!

[Goops]

Mate I drove up to sheffield on saturday evening,

kept the car on 80-90mph constant and man was I in for a surprise....
I dont know if its the g12 coolant in the system or the new rad etc but the car was as cool as a cucumber!

Got there in 2.5  hours and the max temp was 90!

I would suggest anyone out there to hit a long cruise in their 16v coz i could have sworn she is driving much better now! I came home same way nice and cool! pah! and there was me thinking sheffield was far away 

Off the topic, my brother just rang me, he has seen me toying with the car constantly and has just bought a new motor.........

a Lancia Delta rallye edition!! 2 seats and a roll cage, full rally spec 2.0 litre with upgraded turbo!! Think its 280bhp!! Git! 

Cheers,
G