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1.3CL cold starting and overcooling?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:35 pm
by gad
Bought a 1.3Cl last week (see gearbox thread). I'd noticed that the car was a little hard to start. Swapped a better battery in and its been much better since but not nearly as easy to start as my last cl. It also seems to sit at a pretty low temp unless in heavy traffic. It sits at around 70 degs and moves up to 90 if you are stationery for a while. My last one did this as well. Is it just a polo trait? Are the two problems linked at all?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:32 am
by 86C
Change your thermostat. Seem to be a regular failing point on Polo's(well, round my way anyway!) :shock: