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 VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating

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Bertha
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PostSubject: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeThu Dec 16, 2010 6:57 pm

HELP
This is not the time of year you want your heater to stop working in your car Mad
Our Golf 2.0 gti mark 3 started running hot, so after changing a flange and thermosat it is still overheating and doesn't seem to be blowing hot air into the car.
Does anyone have any other ideas on what this could be?????????
many thanks
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PostSubject: Re: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeThu Dec 16, 2010 9:25 pm

Might be something as stupid as an air lock...

Failing that, it could be that your water pump is shagged...
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PostSubject: Re: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeFri Dec 17, 2010 6:28 am

could be a number of things such as dodgy thermostat, dodgy water pump, airlock in coolant system, too much anti freeze, to the worst case scenario of knackered head gasket.

as gti john says regarding the airlock, did you run the car upto temperature with the expansion cap off when you changed the thermostat???

if not this would be the first thing to try .

start the car up, take the expansion cap off, turn the heaters on to hot and maximum blow setting, then rev the engine upto say 3000rpm and hold it there. it will take a few minutes for the engine to get upto temperature, once this happens the thermostat should open and the fans will kick in.

when the thermostat opens pay attention to the coolent level in the expansion bottle as this may drop drastically, fill it up to the level if so.

IF there is air in your system it will start to bubble and spit out of the expansion bottle. keep the car revs at 3000rpm but every now and then go and check the heaters in the car to see if they are blowing hot.

this can take a while depending on how much air is in your system (if any at all), the preocedure can also be made easier by drilling a blead hole in the thermostat (some manufacturers do this in the factory some dont) but as the thermostat is already fitted this would be a massive pain in the arse.


the above procedure always works for me but i am no certified mechanic, im just speaking from experience.
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PostSubject: Re: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeFri Dec 17, 2010 9:04 am

bridgedubber wrote:
could be a number of things such as dodgy thermostat, dodgy water pump, airlock in coolant system, too much anti freeze, to the worst case scenario of knackered head gasket.

as gti john says regarding the airlock, did you run the car upto temperature with the expansion cap off when you changed the thermostat???

if not this would be the first thing to try .

start the car up, take the expansion cap off, turn the heaters on to hot and maximum blow setting, then rev the engine upto say 3000rpm and hold it there. it will take a few minutes for the engine to get upto temperature, once this happens the thermostat should open and the fans will kick in.

when the thermostat opens pay attention to the coolent level in the expansion bottle as this may drop drastically, fill it up to the level if so.

IF there is air in your system it will start to bubble and spit out of the expansion bottle. keep the car revs at 3000rpm but every now and then go and check the heaters in the car to see if they are blowing hot.

this can take a while depending on how much air is in your system (if any at all), the preocedure can also be made easier by drilling a blead hole in the thermostat (some manufacturers do this in the factory some dont) but as the thermostat is already fitted this would be a massive pain in the arse.


the above procedure always works for me but i am no certified mechanic, im just speaking from experience.

Couldn't have put it better myself...
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PostSubject: Re: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeSun Dec 19, 2010 2:36 pm

OMG Many thanks for that it has worked. I bet the new water pump and thermostat was not needed now but hey, THANK YOU I owe you a pint, lol
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thats what we all here for guys ,theres always someone to help ,nice one chaps
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PostSubject: Re: VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating   VW Golf GTI Heater not working in car and over heating Icon_minitimeMon Dec 20, 2010 6:37 pm

No problem, like Tim says, we're all here to help when we can.

So chuffed you got it sorted, at least you're nice and warm, and the motor isn't...!!!

lol! lol! lol! lol! lol! lol!
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piece of pi55
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lovely ol job!!!!!!!!!!
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