Hi.
Its winter over here, yesterday it was -18c. Today its -7c.
Even at days with just -1c right at the freezing point my engine doesnt seem to get
The right operating temp.
But first lets travel 2 months back in time:
My check coolant lamp came on. I had to top the coolant level.
It was obvious i had a leak but i was glad to see it was not the head gasket.
It was a hose that leaked. It was under the battery area.
I had the mechanic doind some cleaning and repair.
Then 2 weeks later the problem came back.
This time leaking even more.
The cold came and the leak got alot worse. I had to top every day. At this point i also noticed my engine didnt get warm so i went back for a repair and had the thermostat replaced.
I also got it confirmed that the old stat was stuck open. At the same time he repaired a minor leak near the stat and also told me the other location he repaired leaked again.
Im going back to have the entire hose for that leak location replaced soon.
So i just wounder... i keep topping my coolant so i have enough at all times, the stat is replaced and my car wont get hot!
I can drive for 15 mins getting max 70c of optimal 90c. If im going downhill for a while at low rpm my temp can go down to almost 20c.. ice cold.
It seems to be wary though and its hard to know when and why,
But sometimed i might get the right temp for a little while and then 5 mins later it will drop again even if my driving patterns hasnt changed.
It also seem that when i put the blower on to get some heat inside the car the engine will get much colder and stay cold. It might rise a bit in temp if i turn off the blower..
I have vagcom... no codes on temp sensors or anything..
Any thoughts?
It cant be the leak?
Its winter over here, yesterday it was -18c. Today its -7c.
Even at days with just -1c right at the freezing point my engine doesnt seem to get
The right operating temp.
But first lets travel 2 months back in time:
My check coolant lamp came on. I had to top the coolant level.
It was obvious i had a leak but i was glad to see it was not the head gasket.
It was a hose that leaked. It was under the battery area.
I had the mechanic doind some cleaning and repair.
Then 2 weeks later the problem came back.
This time leaking even more.
The cold came and the leak got alot worse. I had to top every day. At this point i also noticed my engine didnt get warm so i went back for a repair and had the thermostat replaced.
I also got it confirmed that the old stat was stuck open. At the same time he repaired a minor leak near the stat and also told me the other location he repaired leaked again.
Im going back to have the entire hose for that leak location replaced soon.
So i just wounder... i keep topping my coolant so i have enough at all times, the stat is replaced and my car wont get hot!
I can drive for 15 mins getting max 70c of optimal 90c. If im going downhill for a while at low rpm my temp can go down to almost 20c.. ice cold.
It seems to be wary though and its hard to know when and why,
But sometimed i might get the right temp for a little while and then 5 mins later it will drop again even if my driving patterns hasnt changed.
It also seem that when i put the blower on to get some heat inside the car the engine will get much colder and stay cold. It might rise a bit in temp if i turn off the blower..
I have vagcom... no codes on temp sensors or anything..
Any thoughts?
It cant be the leak?
