Volkswagen Jetta Mk3 Stance Clean Lowered Jetta Mk3 Jetta Vw model specific forums. golf & jetta (all gens) jetta mk3 2.0 overheating. 410 views 3 replies 3 participants last post by vr6fanboy, 1 mo ago. maneloco. Coming on a forum and saying my car is overheating doesn't give us enough information to help you. you should start by using the handy dandy search feature and typing in "overheating" if you have a 1995 2001 cabrio you can search the mk3 forum, they use the same engine ( 2.0 aba) and there's a lot more information on that engines issues over there.
Jetta Mk3 2 0 Overheating Vw Vortex Volkswagen Fo Yeah, if that is clogged you get an air bubble at the top of the system and the pump can't push coolant past that because the air just compresses. that will cause an overheat. look in to the coolant reservoir with engine running to see if the small hose from the cylinder head is streaming a bit of coolant. it's small at idle and increases with. 4 posts · joined 2013. #1 · may 30, 2013. my 2003 jetta has a 2.0 non turbo, and on my way home today in ky with a temp of 83f the temp gage shot to the red about 1 4 mile from my house. i pulled over to check it out real quick and let it cool to the normal temp about 30 min of wait time, i started it and drove it the rest of the way home. 19 posts · joined 2008. #1 · aug 16, 2008. so i bought a 2.0 as a daily about two months ago and everything you can imagine has gone wrong with it. the newest, is the overheating problem. my friend did the timing belt and water pump at his shop about a week ago i don't think he let if burp enough afterwards, but i let it idle and. Take the upper radiator hose off the engine (flange on the side of the head) and fill the radiator and lower radiator hose through that. now reinstall the upper hose and fill through the expansion tank as normal. run the engine for 5 10 minutes to get some temp in it, then shut it off and let it sit for at least 3 hours.
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