NorwegianLupo Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hmm.. It's getting cold here in Norway, but this has been a long term problem.WHAT should be the normal working temperature for a 1l engine? The rather weak 49bhp one.... It seems VERY VERY reluctant to even creep above the first to-three bars to on the water temp gauge...faulty thermostat ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 How cold are we talking? If you just sit in traffic will it get up to temp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_Sus Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 How cold are we talking? If you just sit in traffic will it get up to temp?Im guess a few shades below freezingQuality weather (Just not for little motors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyw Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 sounds like the stat,you cud always wip it out n wack it in hot water to see if its opening etc sounds like its stuck open alittle.sounds alitte like a vectra i had the othr mth,tickover it read sumin but wen driving the temp went rite down.turnd out to be abit of platic from the filler cap lid had fallen off and got stuck in the stat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorwegianLupo Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I haven't even seen it at a quarter of the scale no matter how much driving (including stuck in traffic) I've done lately, sounds like a stuck open stat doesn't it?Where's the lupo thermostat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyw Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 follow the top hose from the radiater they tend to be at the top.if not follow the bottom hose.i havnt really looked at my gti.should really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 follow the top hose from the radiater they tend to be at the top.if not follow the bottom hose.i havnt really looked at my gti.should really Its the top I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Litre Screamer Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Sounds like the water pump impeller has worked its way loose from the shaft. Very common fault with all VW's. Change the 'stat and see if anything changes, if not the change the water pump and belts while your there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 -7 here the other morning and my 1.0 Arosa still went above 70 on the temp guage, so I would be looking at the thermostat first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyw Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Sounds like the water pump impeller has worked its way loose from the shaft. Very common fault with all VW's. Change the 'stat and see if anything changes, if not the change the water pump and belts while your there.if the water pump impellers fallen off it does the oposite it tends to get hot as theres no follow not cold, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_225 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Just in relation to this, how long should you be expecting it to get up to full temp?? I tend to look down and see my temp gauge is not up to its max (about the middle) at the point where I'd expect the engine to be up to full temperature. Are they generally a bit slow to get to full heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Just in relation to this, how long should you be expecting it to get up to full temp?? I tend to look down and see my temp gauge is not up to its max (about the middle) at the point where I'd expect the engine to be up to full temperature. Are they generally a bit slow to get to full heat?I depends on how hot you have heater set - the heater gets it's heat from the engine coolant so if you have it set to full whack then it takes longer for the coolant temperature to reach normal temp (approx 90C). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_225 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Sorry mate, I'm a bit slow. Just to clarify, if I whack it up to max, it'll take longer too heat up than say if I put it half way, then gradually increas the temp??? Normally I've just put it on high (in other cars that is) and waited for it to heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Litre Screamer Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 if the water pump impellers fallen off it does the oposite it tends to get hot as theres no follow not cold, Trust me on this, it doesnt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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