Hi

Could anyone offer me some help. I,well my uncle has a vw golf 1.8,P reg,Petrol and an SE,

Basicly it keeps over heating on small trips that are under 4miles long, any help will be greatly appreciative

Regards
Dan

check for a leaking and/or damaged radiator. possibly flush the radiator and fill it with new coolant. check all fluid levels and fill if needed. also make sure your water pump is good.

also check your thermostat

Ok guys, will do ASAP, too dark right now, i'll update when i've done it

Done all of the above part from replacing all of coolant fluid and i dont know how to go about hte waterpump, any heads up ?

not sure what year the Golf is but maybe do a search on '<year of make> VW golf water pump'. say its a 2000 VW Golf. do a search on '2000 VW Golf water pump troubleshooting'. or something of the sort.

i remember when i had my Civic radiator replaced it had an air bubble in the coolant system causing the temp gauge to read extremely hot. heres what i did to solve this. i let the car cool and started it up. took off the cap of the radiator and revved the engine up to cycle the fluid through the radiator. this got the excess air out and my temp gauge read normal. give this a shot. MAKE SURE THE CAR IS COOLED BEFORE TRYING THIS. YOU COULD END UP SEVERLY BURNED.

EDIT: just thought of something. make sure your radiator fan is running. they will not run all the time, only when the car hits a certain temp. if its not running check the fuse and/or relay.

there are endless possibilities. was your coolant low when you replaced it? check your oil and make sure there isnt coolant or water in the oil. even the temp sender might have gone bad as well.

heater core could also be clogged
thats what happend on my jetta (still need to replace it)

I used to have a 99 Jetta. My started overheating just like yours. The rotors on the waterpump had basically exploded in the housing....(cheap plastic). See if you can have that checked.

Who was it who was talking about the fit and finish on VWs?

Ya Ya, I can find some thing wrong with every car too. Common problems are common problems with any car. Maybe it be Toyota’s 22RE engine and antifreeze in the oil or VW busted water pump. Still wouldn’t stop my from buying VW though.

Heya

It has been a while but we have fitted a new water pump etc but it still hasnt worked, Any know if a head gasket replacement is easy ? i think it is over head cam so it'll be a bitch cause of the timeing etc, i think that though....so it may not be over head.

Regards
Dan

have you checked the oil to see if theres any unusual fluids in it?

and im not sure how to go about the head gasket. try to get a hayes repair book for your year Golf. found at your local autoparts store. even online.

Hhhmm, dunno bout he oil, But what would it mean if there was an usual fluid ?

Weh have a hainsmanual for it somewhere, we've had a qoute for around £300 so we are gonna see what we find out first

like anti-freeze, coolant, water, anything thats not oil. lol. water definately isnt good. after water has been in the oil for awhile it will turn to acid.

i would look at and fix (if need be) the cheapest things first. so you arent spending money if you dont have to. what year is your golf?

the haynes repair manual might have a trouble shooting section in it. if it does, look for over heating.

i did some googling on overheating VW's. most common things to check is water pump, thermostat, and head gaskets. i did see that the gaskets are not easy or cheap to replace.

found this:

Does the radiator fan on that car run all the time? If its not belt driven and it's electric it might not be turning on at slow speeds. When you go on longer/faster trips the radiator might be getting enough air on its fins to keep it cool. Some cars have a radiator fan switch assy/relay that can go bad. Just a thought. Also along those lines of slow speed overheating, did you have an oil change recently and did they damage/ or throw away completly the plastic that has to be removed to access the oil filter from under the car? this can also cause misdirected airflow bypassing the radiator

Check your coolant but my bet is you need a new water pump.

he already has put a new water pump on...

Head gaskets are expensive to get replaced so try everything else first. A little tip to stop having air pockets in your cooling system. Run the car after you fill your rad up to the top. The level will go down, keep adding until its at the top.

EDIT: Drain the coolant and look at it. If it looks dark and burned its deffinatly a head gasket. You can also taste it, although I don't really reccomend it. Usually it tastes really sweet, if its burned it will be bitter.

again, already stated

Hi

Right well long time no speak on info here. Got it sorted, it was the head gasket, cost £340 for it all to be done and head was skimmed. Now for another problem

It was doing it before, but now its kinda worse, You put the key in the ignition, twist it and it buzz'z near the stearing columb and wont start, it takes a couple attemps to get it to to start without it buzzing, any ideas ?

Regards
Dan

you sure its from the column? sounds like the selenoid on the starter or the starter itself.

Hi

Uhm...well it sounds as if it is in the columb or to the right of the columb (In UK btw). I do not know where the solenoid is in it. it does it almost everytime when i try to start the car, sometimes it buzz sometimes it buzz's then starts...some times it never buzz's.
Rerads
Dan

UPDATE:

The sound isnt in the stearing columb...its by the footwell, on teh accelorator side behind a weird flap in a black box... any ideas ? sounds like a relay to me.

Also my passenger window dont work..any ideas for that also

Regards
Dan

yeah....time for a new car. lol

on the window the regulator is probably out. does the window go down but not up?

Hi

Uhm...dont say that

But yeah anyway, new update....The black box seems to be covering another black box, We think its part of the thatchem 1 alarm installed. It sounds like a relay is bust.

The window doesnt go neither up nor down, with the passenger switch or the drivers switch (for the passenger window)...

Any ideas ?

Whats the likely hood of the Motor going bust ? it has around 70 thouhsand miles on the clock and is 10 years old so in theory its under miled lol... I'm geussing, it is going to be difficult to diagnose the window problem and buzzing

Dan

Hi

Uhm... no idea about the regulator, Any idea where it will be ?

The window goes neither up nor down

the regulator is what makes go up and down and is usually found inside the door panel. behind the doors sheet metal.

have a look and make sure its not jamming up or anything like that.

EDIT: check the fuses FIRST before you do anything.