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overheating in 2000 vx bug
Sent to Car Experts July 29 01:45 PM

Bug is over heating light is coming on. fan works and there is water in radeator ank Ideas

 

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2000 Volkswagen bug 4

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adding water

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Status:  Closed   Value: $10
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July 29 1:49 PM (4 minutes and 47 seconds later)
         
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IF THE FAN WORKS OKAY I WOULD LOOK FOR EITHER A BAD THERMOSTAT OR A BAD WATER PUMP....THE WATER PUMPS ON THESE CARS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM WITH PLASTIC IMPELLERS(BLADES) THEY GO BAD QUITE OFTEN...THE EASY WAY TO CHECK WOULD BE TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN....THERE IS A PLASTIC WATER OUTLET ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH PLASTIC CAPS HELD IN BY METAL CLIPS...I WOULD PULL ONE THE CAPS OFF AND START THE CAR AND SEE IF YOU GET A SOLID FLOW OF WATER OUT OF IT...IF IT DOES START TO FLOW QUICKLY THEN THERE IS NO CIRCULATION....BAD PUMP......
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July 29 2:00 PM (10 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to JONATHAN's Post: Can you give me a better Idea where this cap location is, it looks to me to have a sensor and a cap on the water hose it self. thanks Jay
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July 29 2:07 PM (6 minutes and 44 seconds later)
         
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HMM...I WOULD PULL THE CAP OFF THE HOSE THEN AND SEE HOW MUCH COOLANT FLOWS....NORMALLY THERE IS A BLACK TEE WITH ONE OR TWO SENSORS IN IT ALONG WITH CAPS...BOLTED TO THE SIDE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD...MIGHT HAVE TO REMOVE THE SHROUD OVER THE ENGINE TO SEE IT...LOOK FOR IT AND LET ME KNOW
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July 29 2:22 PM (14 minutes and 48 seconds later)
         
Reply to JONATHAN's Post: I think I found it, the car is too hot to test, Is the water pump something That is easy to repalce or is is better left to the shop ?
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July 29 2:29 PM (6 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
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LEAVE IT TO A SHOP....HAVE TO PULL THE TIMING BELT...ALOT OF WORK
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