well my bug has done it again. i drive home from work the other night and everything seemed fine. as i idled there in my driveway my car started beeping and the red temp gage was flashing. i am scared now. has anyine had this happen. also i popped the hood and the coolant level is fine. i dont want to drive it like that someone please tell me what can be wrong
am i screwed
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If the coolant level is okay, then the most likely explanation is it is overheating.
What kind of mileage? Has timing belt been changed (and with it, the water pump)?
If you have access to a VAG-COM, you can hook it up and drive the car, watching the temp measuring block. It will tell you what the temp actually is when the red light flashes. Then you will know for sure.
What kind of mileage? Has timing belt been changed (and with it, the water pump)?
If you have access to a VAG-COM, you can hook it up and drive the car, watching the temp measuring block. It will tell you what the temp actually is when the red light flashes. Then you will know for sure.
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If I had to guess or place bets... ITS THE WATER PUMP ....buy one at ECS tuning (with metal impeller) for 65...!
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OMG, that just happened to me yesterday - no fans and blinking red temp light - it was a loose fuse that lives in the box on top of the battery - course there was that yucky electric smell happening which was a big give-away to where the trouble was - (many Thanks to Chris for finding and fixing this for me, I would have been stuck nowhere near home)boriquais said:
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Yes, one of those fuses controls the fans. I bet your air conditioning isn't working either.
Check out this thread. http://forums.newbeetle.org/showthread.php?threadid=26315&highlight=fire+hazard Picture on page 2.
Check out this thread. http://forums.newbeetle.org/showthread.php?threadid=26315&highlight=fire+hazard Picture on page 2.
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yeah this actually happend on my 98 2.0 beetle. my "overheat" light would come on whenever i got into stop and go traffic. Turns out the fuse on the battery fried and melted the battery cover(a fuse which is vital for radiator fan control), so i brought it to the dealer and told them it was melted. the dealer replaced the battery cover and fuses and now it works great! 
Left hand green fuse is the one that controls the fans. (if you're standing in front of the car looking down at the battery)boriquais said:which one i check my fuses over the battery one of them was like melted but not blown can this be the cause
If the fans work with the A/C turned on, and do not work otherwise, the thermo switch may be at fault. A all too common problem. The result is overheating because the fans do not come on.
The thermo switch is located in the bottom of the radiator. A quick test is to unplug the wire harness from the switch, and use a wire to bridge the pins. If the fans start to spin, then your switch is most likely bad.
The thermo switch is located in the bottom of the radiator. A quick test is to unplug the wire harness from the switch, and use a wire to bridge the pins. If the fans start to spin, then your switch is most likely bad.
Actually, this is not what happened to you. This person's ELECTRIC fan is not working. Your mechanical water pump broke. Two very different things.Robyn029 said:
If the thermo switch checks out okay, the only thing left is the fan control module - not sure if it would let it work with A/C override or not.
The fan control module gets inputs from the A/C and the thermo switch. If the fans run with the A/C on, the fan control module is OK.
The Thermo switch is located in the bottom of the radiator. With the car cold, just unplug the cable, and then unscrew the thermo switch. Be careful, coolant will drain out while the thermo switch is removed.
The Thermo switch is located in the bottom of the radiator. With the car cold, just unplug the cable, and then unscrew the thermo switch. Be careful, coolant will drain out while the thermo switch is removed.
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well after going to ecs tuning and buying every single sensor they had for the cooling system, i still havent received my stuff. but i did have the tb and wp replaced to find out that my car still didnt start the fans. so my tech friend at vw said that he knew what the actuall problem. the darn fan control module was bad. he says that its an all too common prob. so i got diablita back on the road. next episode will include making my cel turn off,(if i ever get my shipment from ecs tuning which ups lost)
well after going to ecs tuning and buying every single sensor they had for the cooling system, i still havent received my stuff. but i did have the tb and wp replaced to find out that my car still didnt start the fans. so my tech friend at vw said that he knew what the actuall problem. the darn fan control module was bad. he says that its an all too common prob. so i got diablita back on the road. next episode will include making my cel turn off,(if i ever get my shipment from ecs tuning which ups lost)
did i mention....
wow did i mention that my cars engine sounds nicer now. my wp was still intact after 92k but my timing belt was about to bite the dust(ie it had a big groove down the center, and my tensioner was just about shot too).
wow did i mention that my cars engine sounds nicer now. my wp was still intact after 92k but my timing belt was about to bite the dust(ie it had a big groove down the center, and my tensioner was just about shot too).
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