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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:56 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
Posts: 111
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Location: Doncaster
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Good morning !
My temp gauge gets up to 90 sits there for a minute or 2 then goes to the notch between 90 and the red . It sits at this point for less than a minute the steadily drops to under 90 . And this happens over and over when im driving (urban&motorway) and also when sat idling . Is this normal for a 1999 gti ?
Cheers
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:36 am |
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Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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my 180 is the same the fan wont kick in to 3/4 but then it will go down to 90. normal temp when driving is around 80
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:26 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: No Man's Land
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It shouldn't be doing it while driving as the flow of coolant is much fast then when at stand still which is why it gets warm and causes the fan to kick in.
The water temp should stay at the notch just after 70 and only raise if standing still. This is what I've found with all my 206s. But when it does get warm it gets to the notch after 90, fans kick in and then it drops back to 90. But the minute I set off again the temp drops back down to the notch just before the 90 i.e. what time sits at usually during driving.
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:56 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
Posts: 111
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Location: Doncaster
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Any ideas what I can do to make it run cooler as I dont want it to creep into the red over time.
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:42 am |
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Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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Location: in the house
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take the thermostat out i used to do it years ago on old fords when they god alittle hot not sure about the 206 gti tho have a go
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:42 am |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2010
Posts: 1425
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Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!
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cheap fix first, change the thermostat.
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:51 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Moscow
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You got coolant/antifreeze in etc?
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:16 am |
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Joined: Apr 16, 2010
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can you not by coolent that brings the temp down a little?
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
Posts: 111
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Location: Doncaster
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Yea got coolant and anti freeze hard to check how much with the usless header tank
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