dellert 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Replaced my leaky thermostat housing today, all three parts and all the rubbers and a new thermostat. Got rid of the nasty brown gunk it had as coolant and put some nice blue stuff in. Now where it used to run at anywhere between 60C and 90C coolant temp it is now permanent at 90C. it was about 10C ambient here today. which is good i think? However reason i question it is that now the oil temp is also up from around 70-80C to 80-90C, normal running. Havent let her go yet cos i wanted to see how she was after me messing with her, but from experience if i do give her a hard time the oil temp will rise. What would be acceptable oil temp? Also how important is that auxillary water pump as it also looks a bit leaky, and not sure if it even works? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I'd say that 80 - 90 is about normal to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 shouldnt all vr6`s run on G12 + Pink coolant? the blue stuff isnt used by vw anymore as it corrodes ally parts !amazed sorry if that puts a spanner in the works i have had my oil temp upto 112 degrees! the water always sits at 90 needle in the middle of gauge when its running. Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 yup i bought main dealer service bits and its pink coolant Link to post Share on other sites
dellert 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Great!! Will check the small print on the bottle!! if its the wrong stuff i will change it when i look into the electric pump.The temperatures are what i thought, i had my oil up to 110C once or twice but that was the height of british summer and i was in a hurry! how many miles do these engines do? mine is at 150k just curious how far others have gone? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Im on 92k now, 1997, Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Im on 92k now, 1997, Link to post Share on other sites
mattverth 0 Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Dont mix the coolants. They are like a two-part glue! !grr Flush, Flush, Flush! Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 mines on 115k m-reg Link to post Share on other sites
57ORM 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 96N Reg with 101K Oil temp range from 80 - 110 Water @ 90good to know we are running simliar temps Link to post Share on other sites
fabio_vr6 0 Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 134k 1994 vr6 Link to post Share on other sites
rwilkinson 0 Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 hi.i've got to do the thermostat housing tomorrow too. any tips?? anything go wrong when you were doing it? I'd appreciate any help as i haven't got a manual! thanks Ryan Link to post Share on other sites
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