Temp Gauge Issues!

[snb1977]

Had the LCR 225 for over a month now and it's not been a good start.

The car had to go back to the garage in the first week to get it's coil packs changed. After that running like a dream for about a week. One night I gave it some real pasty driving home and the temp gauge shot up to 120, beeping three times and red light flashing. I eased right back and it went down to 90. If I ease right off and drive like a granny the gauge soon drops back to 90. However if I go up a hill or give it the slightest bit of poke and jumps straight back up to 120 and starts beeping again.

I've read all the threads on here about this and it would seem to be the waterpump/brass impellor problem or gunk on a sensor. I got a six month warranty when I bought the car so it's getting fixed on Monday, hopefully that will be the end of the problems and I can start driving the car like it's meant to be driven!

 

[CupraRmark]

could be start of a water pump failling m8....other than that id change the thermostat

 

[snb1977]

I'm gutted with this car at the moment to be honest. I bought it thinking it would be pretty much bombproof as it's VAG quality engineering. I'm just hoping once I get this sorted it will be ok from now on.

The bond of trust with the car has been broken! At the moment I get in and drive and think what else is going to go wrong! This is the main reason I didn't buy an Alfa 147 GTA, you can get them for nothing!

 

[richybigman]

All cars have their faults, LCR's are a good quality car and worth keeping hold of.
Once this fault's sorted i'm sure you'll have trouble free motoring, for a while at least

 

[CupraRmark]

had mine 12mths now and brought it from a lady and before that a seat demonstrator car... touch wood apart from the temp gauge sensor giving up i aint had to do anythink apart from service items...i do HATE the shite build qaulity though interior rattles etc

 

[LEE69]

Yeah pump, although check the fuses on top of the battery.