MarkGolf 6 Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Only cheap, so it worth buying both?Ru at lower temperatures to keep engine cooler than standard.. Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I've got the 160 deg thermostat, I don't think I've seen my oil temperature over 92 since I fitted it, and that's only in rush hour traffic, usually sits under 90 even when nailing it. Link to post Share on other sites
Valver 0 Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Yep, I got them both Mark - like you say for the cost it'd be silly not to!! Link to post Share on other sites
Hiten 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 i've had them for a couple of years now and the car runs cooler especially when you been sitting in traffic. the cooler it is the better. Link to post Share on other sites
mickelson 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 gents, could you clarify what it is you on about? is it a replacement coolant thermostat and fan switch. my engine oil is normally at 102 / 106 on the motorway. is this normal??? coolant temp is always spot on the centre of the gauge. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 i think over 100 is a little high but nothin to worry about iv only had 100 twice on mway it sits ay 94-99 Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 That seems a little high Mick, my current VR oil temp sits at about 92 degrees - v occassionally 94. It was roughly the same on my old VR. Might be worth you getting this Link to post Share on other sites
mickelson 0 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 any ideas what might cause high oil temp on a VR. does the heat exchanger fail much?? What do I need to buy, is it just a switch and thermostat?? Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 here you go Mick - heres a link with a brief desciption (about half way down the page) http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/vw%20golfmk3/engine.html Link to post Share on other sites
mickelson 0 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Got a feeling my head is on its way out now so that may account for high oil temp. Posted a new thread on it. Cheers for your help. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 only prob i've found is that i don't get as much warm air in the winter as the coolent temp is less thus less heat for the heating Link to post Share on other sites
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