balboa 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hey guys...got a mk2 golf with a 2.9 vr6 lump.....over past few days car seems to have lost a bit of power...and this morning the water temp level which is normally dead set in the middle has been rising towards 100...not good....the fans dont kick in at all....and also the top of the engine like the inlet manifold is very hot u can barely touch it...this aint normal at all as normally even after a good thrashing it never gets this hot....what a weekend for me car to get poorly....any help is greatly apreciated.....thanks all......happy easter !! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest clettvr6 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Oh dear sounds like the common Vr problem of a cracked head sorry hopefully I'm wrong!! Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I doubt its as bad as mentioned above! Likely cause is faulty/sticking thermostat (get this all replaced to be safe - relatively cheap to get done) or faulty fans. Best bet is to drive it easily (or ideally not at all) until fixed as if there is a problem you can do damage driving it around. How's the coolant level...have you lost any? What about the oil temp..did this rise too or stay normal? I would expect the oil temp to rise slightly if the water temp went up. Get it checked out asap mate. My thermostat went on my vr...water temp hit max and my oil temp hit 118! Thankfully I stopped in time but if I had decided to drive on it would have been bye bye head gasekt or head. The phirm or stealth racing are the guys to speak to. Any other garage may well misdiagnose and say your head gasket has gone when it hasnt costing you loads. The aa did this with me ...they thought my head gasket had gone but turned out to just be my thermostat causing the overheating water and oil temp. So take it to a specialist mate. The phirm were excellent sorting my car out. Good luck mate. Link to post Share on other sites
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