Mk2 Golf OVERHEATING - Simple fix?

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3 жыл бұрын

I show you a common point of failure on a Mk2 Golfs coolant system, which is easily identified and easily and cheaply fixed.
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@gdaly75 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video great to see you keeping another Mk 2 going on the road

@Endfloat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerard. I do love driving this. It's actually my wife's car! I do the maintenance on it and I can drive it whenever I want so it's a good arrangement! The automatics are rare these days.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 3 жыл бұрын

Nice simple fix and informative video.

@ivanmiljkovic862 Жыл бұрын

God bless you for this video.Greetings from Serbia.

@Endfloat Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Say hi to everyone in Serbia for me! 😉

@only-vans 3 жыл бұрын

I think any VW, including our T3's used exactly the same radiator thermostatic switch in that era and suffered the exact same problem. Easy fix for those who didn't know about it ....now they do. Good Video Endfloat. P.S. here I am, yet again in my covid 2021 solitude, sat once again watching old machinery being fixed by a ... .....!

@Endfloat 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Funnily enough, it's through t3s that I knew of this weak point, so it was the first place I looked after the level and the fuse.

@Mickyrst43 3 жыл бұрын

Nice simply fix expertly explained!!

@Endfloat 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Mick! Please do spread the good word! 😉

@anthonym2306 Жыл бұрын

Great help. Cheers mate

@jayisk82 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, another Auto MK2 represented! :)

@Live1052 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I love this little car.

@aoifetuna 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@evieemaya88 Жыл бұрын

Hey Pal, just came across your channel, great video. In the act of learning why does bridging the contacts start up the fans?

@Endfloat Жыл бұрын

The contacts are just on either side of a switch essentially, so by bridging them you're closing the connections that the switch would have been closing.

@Krith220 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely explained, just a question, can you also check the switch with two flat screwdrivers if you don't have those plyers around?

@Endfloat 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah of course. It's just a matter of bridging the contacts.

@Krith220 2 жыл бұрын

@@Endfloat checked it and the fan turned on so i need a new switch... thanks alot for the video!

@Endfloat 2 жыл бұрын

@@Krith220 glad I could help!

@nsikakudo 25 күн бұрын

I'm from Nigeria

@marks7471 11 ай бұрын

My Golf mk2 1.3cl starts when cold but then overheats and won't start when hot. I noticed the fan was running today but then stopped, I'm gonna try and bridge the fan switch like you did to see if I have the 2 speeds working. Still strange why it won't start when warm though. Greeting from Germany.

@martinweizenacker7129 10 ай бұрын

Regarding it won't start when hot, check the blue temperature sensor with a multimeter for it's resistance. It sits right on top of the thermostat housing, near the ignition distributor (1.3 engine only). Just unplug it, you don't need to remove the sensor for this. When the engine is at operating temperature, the resistance should be around 200-300 Ω. If it is much higher than that (common failure) it makes the fuel air mixture too rich and thus it won't start.

@marks7471 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. @@martinweizenacker7129

@rstevep9413 3 жыл бұрын

good

@Endfloat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@liamblack8581 11 ай бұрын

Tell me this, I drove my mk2 Golf Gti 8v not knowing there was too much oil in it, 2 inches above the dipstick too much 🤦🏻‍♂️ car didn’t get too far before stalling, I emptied out the oil and topped it up to proper level, it started but sounded nasty, so I turned it off, waited 10 minutes car won’t start now, just winds. Someone recommended I take plugs out, try starting it again to clear it if any oil, clean plugs put back in and it should start? What’s your opinion mate?

@Endfloat 11 ай бұрын

The idea of spinning it over without the plugs in will clear the cylinders if oil got pushed past the rings. Your plugs would be fouled up as well if that happened which might be why its not starting, so clean them. Worst case, you may have blown seals or even bent a rod. Hopefully you got away with it though. Let me know the outcome.

@liamblack8581 11 ай бұрын

@@Endfloat Will do, thanks for your advice! Gonna try that tomorrow.