Cooling or temperature gauge issue

[Golf Loon]

Sounds like classic waterpump failiure.
You should always replace when doing the timing belt. All has to come apart again now.
Call past for diagnosis and repair if you like.

[chenko]

Sounds like classic waterpump failiure.
You should always replace when doing the timing belt. All has to come apart again now.
Call past for diagnosis and repair if you like.

Will send you a PM man cheers

You have worked on the car before.....2 front window regs (more plastic crap failures) and a service

[balkanac]

Now to debate whether to limp it for an hrs drive

mate i wouldnt even start the car, let alone drive it for an hour.
If your water pump is not working anymore, you have no coolant flow trhough the engine, which means no cooling of the engine.
If the temp goes up high enough you could bend the head, which means it has to come off, which means $2-3k to fix.
so maybe it's better to spend a few hundered on a tow truck than having the engine rebuilt

[chenko]

mate i wouldnt even start the car, let alone drive it for an hour.
If your water pump is not working anymore, you have no coolant flow trhough the engine, which means no cooling of the engine.
If the temp goes up high enough you could bend the head, which means it has to come off, which means $2-3k to fix.
so maybe it's better to spend a few hundered on a tow truck than having the engine rebuilt

Thanks mate. To me it seems the pump is not completely gone yet (provided that is the problem) as car is able to maintain normal temp at times...its like it kicks in and out. I understand there is a risk though but already looking at an X repair. Cheers.

[chenko]

Update for anyone interested or in similar situation.

Tried driving down the M7 but it didn't last long without heating up so rather then risk it any further got it towed to Golf Loon.

Was indeed the water pump!

Damn you VW and having to replace every plastic piece in the car with metal.

Running well now

[RolfGolf]

Glad to hear you got it all sorted ... - you did well to get 11 years out of it

[balkanac]

Good that you got it towed. Im glad it all works fine now.
Just wondering, do MK4 R32s have the plastic water pump too?

[chenko]

Glad to hear you got it all sorted ... - you did well to get 11 years out of it

haha....i guess thats a positive!

Good that you got it towed. Im glad it all works fine now.
Just wondering, do MK4 R32s have the plastic water pump too?

cheers
your question though is for more knowledgeable people then myself ......my golf is a humble 2L