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Old 11th August 2015, 06:10 PM
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Nothing on the VCDS scan, but I've not seen this behaviour before - the gauge usually sits at a very constant 90C. The pump and thermostat were replaced when the belt was done earlier this year, so if it's either of those, then it's a warranty job.

My suspicions are that it could be due to a sub-optimal pump that isn't coping with the slow speeds and extra load.

Booked in on Monday.
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Old 13th August 2015, 07:59 AM
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Nothing on the VCDS scan, but I've not seen this behaviour before - the gauge usually sits at a very constant 90C. The pump and thermostat were replaced when the belt was done earlier this year, so if it's either of those, then it's a warranty job.

My suspicions are that it could be due to a sub-optimal pump that isn't coping with the slow speeds and extra load.

Booked in on Monday.
I fell your pain ..hope that it works out ok , gets sorted ok and not to much ££.

Had mine done now ...so will see how it goes.

good luck with yours
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