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ah that pipe....i think its ok as some fluid was coming through it this morning

sorry i should have said......its a 2.0 16v i knowledge is obviously almost zero......i dont know where/if it has a bleed pipe :oops:

how would i check this? remove top and bottom pipe and stick a hose in? cheers

an update....tried to bleed the cooling system at 7am this morning 1. emptied the system by removing the thermo fan switch 2. took the header tank cap off 3. put the fan switch in again 4. undid the top rad hose 5. filled the radiator until full 6. tried to put more coolant in through the top hose....but as i put it in there it poured out of the top of the rad??? 7. re attatched the hose 8. turned the engine on.....the temp light flashing 9. the temp climbed steadily 70..80..90.... STILL THE FAN WONT COME ON!! 10. top and bottom rad hoses hot ,put the header tank cap on 11. within a minute the top and bottom hoses went rock hard 12. the heater matrix pipes were hot where they join the block but cold at the bulkhead 13. got home at 4pm and did it all again with the same results :censored: it seems that there is air in the heater matrix....is there any way i can sort this out without removing all the dash etc? i have looked at what you did herisites and that looks really difficult for an novice like me. does the pipes going hard mean the thermostat is knackered? cheers all

cheers guys....i'll give that a go....fingers crossed :D

ok....i changed the thermo fan switch....re filled the cooling system....and the fan still wont come on :censored: worse than that the top and bottom pipe at the radiator go rock hard when it heated up.....and the heating in the car is now only blowing cold air......is it an air lock? ....is there a correct way to fill up the system?.....one of the pipes that go the heater matrix is warm near the engine but quite cool near the bulkhead??....air in the pipes?.....heater worked fine before i changed the switch. any advice would be well appreciated

i'm not sure if there is early stuff going on in the engine bay....its a 93' on an L and has late interior, bonnet etc

i dont have that box/stuff......i'll take a pic

update... i started it from cold....temp got to just below 70....top pipe was getting warm....bottom pipe also getting warm but not as warm as the top temp gets to 80....top pipe a good heat now....bottom pipe also good heat although still slightly cooler still no action from fan temp gets to 110....top hose too hot to be holding now :D ....bottom hose also cooking...prob a tiny bit cooler but really hot also.....still no fan temp gets to just about 120 and temp light in dash starts flashing....turn off i checked the wiring to the fan and the fan switch.....i'm guessing they are ok as the haven't had any changes or movement recently.....and the fan was working not that long ago.......temp rarely got above 70/80 i think the rad is getting up to temp and the culprit is the thermo fan switch.....which i'm going to change....once it cools down :D oh and i couldn't find the big fuse near the header tank/abs??.....is it hidden behind something?....the siren thing for my toad alarm is about there....could the guy fitting it have moved it? cheers martin

i like the de-badged look 8)

ok...that gives me a task for first thing in the morning then :D i'll give all wiring etc a good check also cheers for the offer of the fuse....i'll let you know thank again mate

cheers for the info mate, i'll need to wait until the morning and i'll start it up....feel the pipes etc and hopefully get it sorted. the big fuse next to the abs....is it one i can get from halfords...if it is blown?

yes it was working until recently :) .......i'll go and check right now its fine, no breaks

hi all, over the last wee while my c has been getting warm quite fast if i'm sat in traffic. i bought a blue header tank cap, a thermostat, and a thermo fan switch. i fitted the tank cap and as expected it still overheated today....temp shot up to one notch from the top and the temp light started flashing.....stopped the car and opened the bonnet....the fan wasn't on!!! waited for about half an hour and drove home....about 20 mins on the motorway doing a steady 55 and although the light didn't come on the temp sat at 110 all the way....so i have a couple of questions(and yes i have used the search) 1. should driving without stops not help the rad cool things down? 2. does this just sound like the fan switch is dead? 3. could it be just the thermostat? 4. is there anything else it could be? many thanks in advance as always martin i have not yet fitted the fan switch or the thermostat(sounds difficult) :)

quality :lol:

I'd be checking for a vacuum leak :) i will.....there was me thinking how well its running these days :lol:

welcome, what engine? i ordered one from vw on sat....about £23+vat i think for a 2.0 16v

:lol: :lol: :lol: at least you have it sorted, well done

only been pulled over once since i got my c and that was only a week into my ownership....the guy got out of the big merc...one of the really mean looking ones....usual questions ...is it your car...where are you going...has it got a valid mot.. blah blah blah then he told me to get used to getting stopped....the car looks fast...lol then as he was walking away he asked if the active spoiler worked...when i said yes...he had a big smile on his face :? i think he liked the c :D that was over 2 years ago and i haven't been stopped since

i know...i couldn't believe getting 43.8 :shock:

here are a few that i have seen in my 2.0 16v....various distances and speeds :D

albie, in the haynes manual for the passat 9A engine it says Manifold to Downpipe 40 nm 30lbf ft i hope this helps :D

at the bottom of this page

when i had my coilovers fitted i had the same problem.....had to fit 10mm spacers on the backs and 5mm spacers on the front...not sure why but i was just happy it worked.....i didn't do any of the work myself tho :D

this may be of help....if it works :D