#1 S2 4.2 Cooling
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:26 pm
Hello,
I have a problem with my E.
The engine has been rebuilt, all the cooling jackets were flushed and cleaned by me so I know they are clean, the head is very clean inside.
It has a new water pump, the timing is fine, it has a new thermostat, it has new leads, plugs and electronic ignition with new distributor geometry dash scratch
It has newer type fans on the radiator not them crappy originals.
The car runs fine (and on keeps cool when pushed hard) even when on a very hot day as I have had in Europe recently, but when in slow moving city traffic it gets very hot, like near the red hot. The fans work.
The only thing I have not done is change the radiator, but it does look clean inside from what I can see.
Would a new aluminium type stop this, or do I just have to avoid town traffic.
What I do notice is that oil pressured drops too at low revs when it gets CITY hot so the engine is actually very hot and not just the temp gauge.
I have a problem with my E.
The engine has been rebuilt, all the cooling jackets were flushed and cleaned by me so I know they are clean, the head is very clean inside.
It has a new water pump, the timing is fine, it has a new thermostat, it has new leads, plugs and electronic ignition with new distributor geometry dash scratch
It has newer type fans on the radiator not them crappy originals.
The car runs fine (and on keeps cool when pushed hard) even when on a very hot day as I have had in Europe recently, but when in slow moving city traffic it gets very hot, like near the red hot. The fans work.
The only thing I have not done is change the radiator, but it does look clean inside from what I can see.
Would a new aluminium type stop this, or do I just have to avoid town traffic.
What I do notice is that oil pressured drops too at low revs when it gets CITY hot so the engine is actually very hot and not just the temp gauge.