the thermostat housing on my 500 failed causing me to break down on the motorway! I had no warning signs and always checked my coolant levels. The plastic housing came clean off (not surprising considering where it is and that it was made of plastic)Yes, of course
Has anyone else had this issue?
Good to know they realised and changed it on the later models! I have a late-2016Yes, of course
I carry the spare all-metal one with me in with the spare wheel ,
now I have discovered my 2018 model shouldn't have the same design
Keep checking the coolant level, my worry is a overheated cylinder head, the achilles heal of this engine.
I stopped within 30 seconds of the warning light and “temperature high check fluid” warning. Temperature gauge went up as I was pulling into the roadworks on the motorway. Fortunately the roadworks were there as it was one of the silly smart motorways!
Thats exactly what it should do. Cooling teh rad allows some circulation even after its switched off. I dont see it much. The Golf used to do it all the time.
Thank you. There was an air lock in the system apparently! Though the fan is still coming on after a short drive and after I have parked. Garage now concerned it could be a head gasket issue. Argh.
I doubt it from what you said. I find these things DO NOT self bleed. Im afraid I actually blow into the radiator with the bleed valve open and it works. It took a month for ours to settle after changing a hose. Gurgling and water level dropping. Dont rush into that job until you are sure.
Cooling fan running after a short run indicates the engine was HOT, this is a concern on this type of engine.
Thanks. Wondering if the fluids need to settle. Drove 50 miles to and from the coast yesterday with no issues and cooling fan didn’t come on. Drove 20 mins from the shops this morning and the fan comes on!
No gurgling and having checked the coolant it has stayed at max for the past couple of weeks.
Having been lucky enough to drive a car with AC since the early 80's, if you want the system to last as long as it can, like a car, you need to use it or loose it, those people who say I only use it when it's really hot tend to find it doesn't work at all, climate control cars rely on it always available, in now 40 years the only ever failure was a ac pump in the 90's so always leave it on, that's what the temperature knob is for, if it's too cold turn it up not the ac off, keep the system full of gas and it should last 20 years in constant use, I admit there is a trade off in economy but in my personal opinion its more than worth it? Stuck on a blistering motorway in 89 when everyone was melting in a rage there were we cool and calm.
Silly how they fit a small plastic part within the engine bay. Mine broke clean off on the motorway. Not good!
