ollie_ 0 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Evening allAn odd one for you...Got me an obd1 VR, that has run warm since i got it, at around 100 on the guage now due to a split in the crack pipe it was losing water, so when it got low on water this crept up to about 110.firstly the oil pump went (i say went, lets just say there was a dent in the sump next to the pump from the previous owner), so assumed that was why things were getting warm, but that got sorted and it still ran warm.then the other day the crack pipe popped completely, so changed that over the past few days, had a couple of problems bleeding it at first but all seems to be well in that department (all pipes warm that should be, heat in heaters etc, fan cutting in)but now it's running at around 110 again , constantly.and i have no idea what it could be! fans are kicking in, it's circulating through the radiator as one pipe is cold, one is hot, get heat in the heaters, i've got no ideas left!any help appreciatedta, Ollie Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 could be the water pump or thermostat mate .... has it ever ran out of water ???? Link to post Share on other sites
ollie_ 0 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 well, it decked all the water the other day when the hose cracked off the crack pipe lol!and a couple of times the water level light has come on, so i guess so yeah.i forgot to point out, i've only had the car about 3 weeks, it's so far worked properly a total of 1 week Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 fix the leask (which by the sounds u have done) then check the water pump, take the pressure cap off and check to see if water is coming out the small pipe on top of the expansion bottle if it does, check the thermostat remove it and put it in a cup of boiling water and see if it opens or not if not replace it if its ok get it tested for possible head gasket fault .... Link to post Share on other sites
ollie_ 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 fixed the leak with the new crack pipe yeah, pretty sure it's not the thermostat as the fans kick in, but is that all i do to check the water pump? Just see if it's trickling from that pipe into the expansion pot? Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 id say its slightly sticking the thermostat and prob doesnt help that its warm weather Link to post Share on other sites
ollie_ 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 could it be blue temp sensor? Link to post Share on other sites
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