Anyone in cornwall With Vag Com?

[RobLeon20V]

Help my cars overheating :(

[flashbsd]

waterpump? has it been replaced? common fault.

is there any coolant in the resovoir?

is there any signs of mayo colour stuff in oil filler cap?

are all the coolant pipes hot? e.g. not an air block? give em a squeeze and see if the coolant tank bubbles a bit.

hope these help

[RobLeon20V]

waterpump? has it been replaced? common fault.
Nope...

is there any coolant in the resovoir?
LOADS

is there any signs of mayo colour stuff in oil filler cap?
NO, no mayo on side of header tank, no loss of water/oil and no discolouration to the fluid either

are all the coolant pipes hot? e.g. not an air block? give em a squeeze and see if the coolant tank bubbles a bit.
Only Tried one of the pipes, which i could hold onto for about 10secs before it started burning me.... Will investiagte further tomorrow (cheers for ya help)

[flashbsd]

yes mate, deffo sounds like water pump then, it aint circulating it is why the pipe gets too hot to touch after a few secs. you should be able to hold them after a long journey without a problem.

if ya have coolant, not head gasket or nefin :)

obv you sound like you know ya stuff, technical advisor :bleh: but all cars are different. dont panic just have a ganders tommorow :)

[RobLeon20V]

shaddap! I tell dad whats selling and what to buy not how to fix the ****ing things! As well as some tips with cars when hes checking them over....

Called out the AA he diagnosed the pump, coolant pipe from the engine block is stone cold and a pipe coming from the radiator is boiling hot?

[flashbsd]

lol ok. ah good, yep deffo soundsl iek it, dont worry, when the water pump is changed, you will have to bleed cooling system neways, so you will find if there is a blockage also. but i think it just aint pumping it round so the engine is gettin coolant hot, is it the top rad hose thats hot? or bottom one?

[RobLeon20V]

top rad hose is hot

We've bled the system twice, he thought it was the thermistor dead so we took it out and ran the system but it still wasnt pumping...