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I'll also check that pipe as you say! You did advise that before

Yes same guy, I'm going to investigate further, no burst pipes but boiling coolant. Going to pressure check it, invest in a quality pressure cap, search the pipes for leaks then if necessary do the gaskets etc & cross my fingers about the bolts etc.

Hi all, last night my girlfriend and i drove to brighton from eastbourne to see some music. all was fine until we arrived at brighton, my temp needle went up and up and just as i managed to pull over safely there was an explosion and steam poured into the van and out the side vents. we saw the conce...

Hi all, I have a 1.9 DG panel van, had an overheating issue, had no thermostat, a dodgy pressure cap and distorted header tank so that's all been replaced. Now the van heats up and the needle sits just past the led on the gauge. Is this normal as I have no reference to go by? Its not overheated agai...

Hi, thanks for the replies. Ive just ordered a new header tank, new coolant fan switch (after testing it works at both speeds), a new temp gauge sensor and a new pressure cap. Ill flush the rad and hopefully if its blocked it might shift it. I did notice alot of sediment looking stuff in the expansi...

Hi everyone, I have a 1.9 DG wbx engine in my van. today all of a sudden it overheated. the guage moved quickly over to the right despite my going 60 down a dual carriageway! when i pulled over and looked at the engine the cap on the header tank was leaking water out of the sides and after further i...

Hi, thanks for the replys! I'm Rob, have owned various vws but newer ones, so am a newbie to the wbx engine & carbs! They make me nervous! :-D I did have a good read of the threads but none mentioned an air pocket in the filter specifically so I thought I'd ask! I've actually tried several thing...

Hi all, Im a new owner, i have a 1989 wbx 1.9 DG panel van and love it. I have a few issues that are getting me down though and was hoping i could pick a few brains!!! The van was pretty neglected but ran, it had a slight hesitation or splutter while accelerating and a lack of power. I changed the f...