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Lupton_20vt
 Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
 | | Subject: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:23 | |
| Right basically it hasnt worked since i got it back from the garage a fe months back, meaning it doesnt give a reading on the dash i have checked for the usual air blocks etc. It does give a reading when it warms up in traffic but not anything near 90 where it should be, the fan isnt kicking it but that my be due to how cold it has been out lately. Its a blue sesnsor should it be a green one? Any ideas guys ? |
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bravo211
Number of posts: 1160
Age: 35
Location: peterborough
Drives: mk3 golf
Registration date: 2009-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:31 | |
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Tiz
Number of posts: 3756
Age: 22
Location: Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives: myself mental
Registration date: 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:43 | |
| sure its not your thermostat? |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:45 | |
| well it was all working fine before it stood around would that cause the thermostat to clog up? i did flush the coolant system through last month to try and sort it anyway.  |
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Tiz
Number of posts: 3756
Age: 22
Location: Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives: myself mental
Registration date: 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:46 | |
| well if it warms up in traffic and doesnt kick your fans in thats nothing to do with your sensor... your thermostat is stuck open... |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 12:47 | |
| okay tiz ill have a look see tomorrow  cheers guys. |
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Ian83
Number of posts: 490
Age: 29
Location: Cambridge
Drives: Mk4 GTi
Registration date: 2008-12-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Tue Dec 22 2009, 18:28 | |
| The snesor with the blue plug is it at the side of the head where the top hose joins? If it's blue then it's an old one the newer version has a green plug. Should be 4 pins? New sensor with seal is about £30 If your finding it's taking ages to get upto temp and only when in traffic it sounds more like Tiz said the thermostat is stuck open. Not too bad to change but for some reason VW fit stats in the bottom hose not the top one  |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
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Stampers
Number of posts: 1511
Age: 25
Location: Soham, Ely
Drives: BMW 32HATE
Registration date: 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Sun Dec 27 2009, 19:37 | |
| Yep, definitely a thermostat issue.
My old man's having the same problem with his TVR Cerbera.
Did a bit of research and found out it was his thermostat.
He still hasn't got round to fixing it yet though......lazy. |
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mk3golfcab
Number of posts: 1565
Age: 23
Location: Haddenham, Ely
Drives: 05' Fabia VRS, 00' TL1000R
Registration date: 2008-06-03
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Sun Dec 27 2009, 19:53 | |
| | Stampers wrote: | Yep, definitely a thermostat issue.
My old man's having the same problem with his TVR Cerbera.
Did a bit of research and found out it was his thermostat.
He still hasn't got round to fixing it yet though......lazy. |
take it out mate and stop bragging |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Sun Dec 27 2009, 20:35 | |
| pictures are mandatory stamps  |
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guy
Moderator
Number of posts: 1666
Age: 44
Location: Littleport
Drives: MK 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, T5
Registration date: 2009-09-15
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Sun Dec 27 2009, 21:44 | |
| | Tiz wrote: | | well if it warms up in traffic and doesnt kick your fans in thats nothing to do with your sensor... your thermostat is stuck open... |
Sure sign of a knackered thermostat. |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Thu Jan 14 2010, 14:21 | |
| changed the thermostat today still no reading on the dashboard gettg fooked off now. |
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Tiz
Number of posts: 3756
Age: 22
Location: Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives: myself mental
Registration date: 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Thu Jan 14 2010, 16:31 | |
| did you confirm the thermostat was good before fitting..... |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Coolant Sensor Mk4 Golf Thu Jan 14 2010, 16:32 | |
| | Tiz wrote: | | did you confirm the thermostat was good before fitting..... |
yea strung it up in some boiling water. openes fine thinking ill get one of these green temp sensors now. |
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