Why does my VW Polo have no coolant?
Why does my VW Polo have no coolant?
The real problem here is what you already stated: that you drove home for 60 miles with little or no coolant in the engine because of a damaged radiator. The temperature gauge was unreliable in this case because it is designed to read coolant temperature. If there isn’t any it will never show the actual overheating that the engine did.
What causes a car engine to overheat with no coolant?
There are a few different reasons that your coolant might not be building pressure. You might have a busted radiator cap, or you might have a leak or busted water pump. Either way, low coolant pressure is going to lead to an overheating engine. 9. Low Oil This is a very rare issue, but it can absolutely happen!
What should I do if my VW Polo overheats?
Leave your car with Engine running and Air Conditioner turned-off, monitor the temperature of the coolant – the coolant temperature starts at 76C and starts going-up till reaches 90C (in about 10 seconds); at this point, your radiator fan should kick-in and bring down the temperature.
What’s the engine temp on a 2015 VW Polo?
I’ve a 2015 VW Polo TDI. All began with cars signaling a low cooler levels, but I was in a hurry and 60 miles away from home so I decided to came back monitoring engine temps on the car’s computer anyway. During the way back the engine never had gone back over 90° Celsius.
The real problem here is what you already stated: that you drove home for 60 miles with little or no coolant in the engine because of a damaged radiator. The temperature gauge was unreliable in this case because it is designed to read coolant temperature. If there isn’t any it will never show the actual overheating that the engine did.
Leave your car with Engine running and Air Conditioner turned-off, monitor the temperature of the coolant – the coolant temperature starts at 76C and starts going-up till reaches 90C (in about 10 seconds); at this point, your radiator fan should kick-in and bring down the temperature.
There are a few different reasons that your coolant might not be building pressure. You might have a busted radiator cap, or you might have a leak or busted water pump. Either way, low coolant pressure is going to lead to an overheating engine. 9. Low Oil This is a very rare issue, but it can absolutely happen!
Can you replace the thermostat on a 98 polo?
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