#1: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:52 am ---- Ok well after messing about so much and flushing the rad lots and lots we have discovered that the pver heating of my engine could be the fact that teh thermostat is broke.. and parts that have broken off may have gone into the engine and blocking the water getting through...
Soo can someone tell me what this is.... Ive circled it and is it easy to get off?
#2: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:02 am ---- I imagine it has a thermostat housing that can be removed just like on the GTi.
#3: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:06 am ---- Not sure ive got the thermostat out that was on teh end of teh pipe that joins what is circled... i need to get in there to check.
#4: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:28 am ---- I presume youve replaced the 'broken' thermostat & run the engine? & I've never heard of one failing so catastrophically that it breaks up & jams the water ways causing overheating. Post a picture up of the broken one, but I think your problem is else where. Last edited by E5GDM on Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:31 am; edited 1 time in total
#5: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Steve206, Location: UKPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:31 am ---- A broken thermostat would actually improve cooling possibly. If it was always open, you'd have no problems. If it was stuck closed, then youd notice hotter temps.
#6: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:52 am ---- IS there a block on the side of the engine similar to the one below?
#7: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:33 am ---- Yes there is.... Thats what i want to know what it is will post a pic asap
#8: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: giveitsomebar, Location: redditchPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:58 am ---- looks like a water pump to me may be wrong mind!
#9: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:24 am ----
giveitsomebar wrote:
looks like a water pump to me may be wrong mind!
Water pump is driven by the timing belt.
That's on the opposite end of the engine
#10: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:39 pm ---- Ok heres the pics..
My dad thinks someoen may have put radweld into the system to try and fix a leak with teh heater matrix and when it blocked up and was pver heating they cut the thermostat so it didnt overheat.
#11: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Steve206, Location: UKPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:41 pm ---- Looks very rusty, your Radiator is probably in the same condition! Did you find the spring and the rest of the thermostat?
#12: Re: Thermostat Broke Big Problem Help!! Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:46 pm ---- Nope not found it which is why its kinda worrying we thought it was in the engine... Radiator is new.
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