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Wot temp!!
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:17 pm
by willy g
Right at the moment my cars doing strange things , had the thermostat done in a vw garage and now my car takes ages to warm up and when it does and i drive i can watch the temp gauge go down its as if its overcooling.
My temp needle used to always stay in the middle.
Wot i would like to no is
1) What temps do u guys normally run at?
2) What could cause my temp to yoyo up and down??
Cheers
WG
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:48 pm
by dragon_green
90 around town. Early morning in the winter, on the motorway, just about the lower mark (70?)
Overcooling could be caused by a dodgy thermostat, yes, or dodgy wiring in that system. Not sure what else, don't really know much about this part of the car.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:54 pm
by jonnopolo
I'd be inclined to take it back to the garage & tell them the problem. Could be a faulty thermostat even though it is 'new'.
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:34 pm
by mysteryboy
Mines always in the middle....
As above I would go back to the garage querying the work done
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:58 pm
by dragon_green
ooh, didn't read that bit. yeah, take it back.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:53 pm
by RR Livi
same as everyone else - sits in the middle
if i see it going past that i just put the heaters on hot and blow the excess hot air out the window
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:11 pm
by OL1
dunno if this helps towards your problem but when i thought i had a faulty thermostat then it turned out to be something like the piston surrounding. the thermostat would start around half way but, then went down a little then constantly went up, especialy when the engine was under strain/getting hotter. I replaced so much to find the cure of the problem and in the end went to hayseldens (vw doncaster) & they told me it was a reccuring problem with Polo's that has causd loadsa people problems.
So sorry if it doesn't help you with this problem but thought it might help others
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:11 pm
by gates16v
sounds like a coolant temp sender to me buddy. i work for a volkswagen specialist called VAGTECH. check out our website. hope this helps. coolant temp sender about £30 2 second job to fit.
gates 16v
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:06 pm
by gina
In the middle!
I think it says in the manual it should sit here...?!
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:35 pm
by shauni boi
i got the same problem it take a very long time for my engine to warm up and the temp needel is always under the 70 and if i leave me engine running for a 10-15mins the temp needel moves to the middel where it should be but when i start to drive it wil go all the way down under 70
and this makes my heater goes cooler which i find annoying as it been cold for the last few days.
