incredably fast overheating

[ando]

Hi,

I had driven my LCR about 2miles and before I knew it my temperature alarm was going off, it was at 120. So i pulled over, left the engine off for about a minute, started it up again and it was at 90 (normal). Got about 400 meters and pulled into a garage, the temp was at about 100 when I pulled into the garage. Left the engine off for a while, and went home. On the way home I noticed it was staying at 90 for a while but every once and a while it would go up (thats when I took the picture)

Can anyone suggest anything? what could it be?? The car was only serviced 2 weeks ago and the coolent fluid is way above minimum

 

[Tam]

That will be a water pump fault.


Do a search, its a common problem.

Is your car still under warranty?

 

[D3DNA]

Tut, tut, using your mobile at 39mph.
It sound like the waterpump as its the most common item to go wrong. Other things may include a airlock in the coolant system (if it was changed out during service).

 

[Pabs]

what tam said:

common issue - you'll need a new water pump, (go for a metal/brass version, not the plastic one) and while you're there, may as well do cambelt etc as well. (The fact it all has to be removed to do the pump anyway)

 

[Neilr134]

even if you are out of warranty, ask for seat contribution, tell them you know about the fault.

I got £90.

 

[Tam]

Perhaps time for a sticky..???

Theres been enough usefull info posted about it, as well as some good pics ..


Sound a good idea?

 

[ando]

thanks for the help guys. The car is out of warranty

 

[BenJ20VT]

I feel you pain mate, the same thing happened to me only yesterday too.

 

[Ruddmeister]

thanks for the help guys. The car is out of warranty

Timing belt needs replacing at the same time as it has to come off for the pump to be replaced.

Ususal cost around £200-£275 total

 

[StuLCR52]

this happened to me, but it turned out that the fans were not spinning up due the fan fuse on the batt had fried itself! no problems since the new fuse has been fitted thou,

so scary thou watching the water temp rise so quickly, definately a brown trouser experience. orderin new guages so i can keep a better eye under the hood.

stu

 

[hamps_w]

Definetly the water pump. Just out of interest. Whats the mileage on your car?

 

[davebnly]

mine has just gone too, 5 days ago, its an '03 1.8 Cupra on 27K miles.
exact same symptoms so im guessing the CUPRA-R is basically same engine.
Its such a pain, had it remapped to 225BHP last week n just got a PowerFlow CAT-BACK system on the day it went!

 

[hamps_w]

Cupra-R is a 1.8 same as yours. Just bigger turbo etc.

 

[ibizacupra]

get metal impellor water pump..
~£35+vat from german & swedish.
if dealer fits one it will be the shite plastic impellor one again

 

[hamps_w]

My dealer fitted a metal one.

 

[Lentäjä]

Mine went @ 37,5k miles
got it replaced under warranty...plus i got timingbelt change done...and it only cost me the price of the belt.

 

[StuLCR52]

my mileage am lol 52k now loads of motorway travelling tho, so it wud definately be the water pump? causing the fuse to blow

 

[ibizacupra]

did a cam belt and water pump on a 32K miler golf 1.8T and its water pump impellor was cracked ready to fail.
shite quality vw part