Possible Water Pump Failure (Advice for Driving short term)

[GlanzaV]

Unfortuantely I'm not there - I'm 80mi away in Edinburgh! Very annoying! Will give him a phone after lunch and see what his diagnosis has revealed!

He did say he prob won't be able to do the work until next week anyway if it needs timing belt/pump, so no worry of him doing work that I don't want! So annoying not being in control! Argh!

 

[DJ-LIAMC]

So with water pump gone it overheats while driving? because after a sprinted drive to the car wash i was waiting in the queue for 15mins idling and noticed my temp was up to 105deg and the fans werent turning on, so i had to put the heaters on full whack and it cooled back down to 90deg. after my car was washed and i left with a burnt face temp stayed at 90 while i was driving so what could it be?

 

[GlanzaV]

^^ Yours may be the slow fan speed problem where the fans have burnt out or perhaps a fuse.

Try turning on the A/C and see if the fans come one - if not that's maybe your problem.

 

[DJ-LIAMC]

ok thanks ill try that, do you know what fuse is for the fans ?

 

[LEE69]

I think it is the one on the left looking down on them, you'll see it burnt out possibly, mine did the same.

 

[DJ-LIAMC]

where abouts is the fuse? engine bay or under steering wheel section?

 

[LEE69]

Engine bay, lift of he plastic cover covering the battery then open the cover on the top which is now exposed

 

[GlanzaV]

Well phoned SEAT (bickets)

For parts and labour they want £559.59 inc vat - and to inspect it before hand it would be an additional £94

Waiting on a call back from another car garage - he's meant to be a bit of a VAG/Porsche specialist I was told. Quoted my mate a good price for a 60k mi service and timing belt/pump a few months ago so hopefully he'll come through! Will just need to get a tow down.

 

[LEE69]

You can get the parts very cheaply of seremotors on here, next day delivery too, then it's just labour 2 1/2 hours i think it says iirc.

Also do the thermostat whilst it is all apart, mine went shortly after (and it was new last year) must have got "cooked/damaged" with the broken pump.

 

[m0rk]

Dude...

I'm in Glasgow, have VAG-COM & literally 'nothing' to do in the evenings.

Drop me an email or PM - happy to take a run out & see what I can see.

 

[DJ-LIAMC]

Engine bay, lift of he plastic cover covering the battery then open the cover on the top which is now exposed

Yea thanks tried that all fuses ok new fans then

 

[LEE69]

Might be the fan control module have a search.

 

[m0rk]

Just a thought.... do you have any coolant in the car? hence the immediate beeeeeep?

 

[GlanzaV]

Dude...

I'm in Glasgow, have VAG-COM & literally 'nothing' to do in the evenings.

Drop me an email or PM - happy to take a run out & see what I can see.

Cheers for the offer Mork - I've also got my lead (although not installed the S/W on my GF's new Netbook... no optical drive!!), but the Car is down at our Parents in Mauchline! but cheers!

Just a thought.... do you have any coolant in the car? hence the immediate beeeeeep?

Also, checked the levels (oil, coolant) visually right when we pulled up the coolant was way above the Max (as you'd expect for the temp) and took the oil filler cap off and the oil was smoking a little (also as you'd expect)

Checked after it had cooled and the coolant was bang between the max/min lines and the dipstick showed a couple mm of the hachted area so plenty of oil.

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I mentioned it because I not sure if it was a coincidence? or if it was a secondary warning to remind you or something??

 

[m0rk]

Mauchline isn't that far.... but no matter

Just thought that the high temp beep isn't normal for a cold engine (regardless of waterpump) so thinking what else a coolant beep might warn for

 

[GlanzaV]

Hey guys,

Had the waterpump replaced, new full timing belt kit and got the car back on Saturday morning. WoOT!

Drove about 60mi over the weekend and no real problems! Although on sunday morning I started the car (about -1deg) and the red light flashed 3 times again, switched off the car, opened the bonnet and looked to see a good level of coolant etc, nothing untoward?!?

Is this just a cooincidence again? I'll maybe give the prongs a scrape but it had never done this before? Perhaps the super hot coolant has left a "coating" on the prongs?? Is that a sensible idea/assumption? Perhaps it's fried the CTS?

 

[LEE69]

Yeah very possible, scrape away