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over tha past week of driving the ca i have kept an eye on things to try and come to a conclusion on what's wrong......

i am having to top the coolant up almost on a daily basis,definately every second day at the best.on a daily basis when i check it it may have only went down slightly.

i cleaned ...

hello mate-

the alternator produces ac voltage but has a bult in regulator rectifier,this converts the output to dc volts and also regulates the power output so it does not overcharge the battery and other electrical components.

a simple charge rate test would confirm this.it should be between 13 ...

my mother had the same problem with her car of late,

she called ma saying it would not start and when i arrived the battery was showing 12.2!!!this should be enough to start the car,but when i tried it struggled to turn over as if the battery was dead.

i jumped it and the battery was showing over ...

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did you do everything correctly whilst putting the head back together?

timing is spot on?

for it to rev up like that it will need extra fuel air so there could be a vacuum leak etc!!!!!

is all connections correctly fitted,all sensors?



william

just shows you my observational skills are a bit below par



william

what speeds are you doing on your journey?

very twisty roads so never above 60mph.mainly using 3rd,4th and 5th.averaging probably in and around 30-35mph.....40mph at a push.

Cam cover is a common fault. New seal will rectify that.

its not too bad atm so going to leave until i do the head ...

i have not had a good check but the oil level is good.there is a slight showing of oil from the cam cover.


back to the short journeys,i was thinking.it depends on what you class as short journeys!!!!!!!

the guy i bought the car from used it as his daily commute which would have been roughly 25-30 ...

Short journeys around town can have this effect, and make you think the gasket is going when it is infact fine.



way ahead of you on that one

i knew this as a possible cause and the worrying thing is the car does not do short journeys!!!!!

i topped the coolant up this morning and after work i ...

when i picked the car up on friday it was sitting at 80...........

yesterda when the heater was only blowing cold air it sat usually in between 100-110:(...........

now after bleeding the heater matrix and getting hot air again it now sits back between 80-90!!!!!

but..........the coolant level ...

had a look this morning and bled the heater matrix.....problem solved!!!!

hot air immediately:)

as for the top vents blowing cold air,what vents are you referring to?

i get hot air blowing from everywhere,depending on what setting i have it on obviously.

i do believe the head gasket may be blown ...

where does the temp gauge needle usually sit??????




william

hello all,not only am i knew on here but i have just bought my first polo....1994 mk3 genesis coupe.

the problem is........

the heater only works on the third setting(highest)which i put down to the resistor that sits along side the heater matrix,bit now all of a sudden it only blows out cold air ...

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usualy a noise whilst turning would indicate a problem with the cv joint!!!!!

get the car jacked up and inspect cv joints,you know it 's from the nearside so this will save time.

whilst the car is jacked up,turn the wheel freely and see how freely it turns.get someone to apply the brakes ...

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as was mentioned before,get the cv boot sorted before the cv joint dries up and becomes damaged.

what amazes me is the mot tester never spotted this.......this is a definate check that any mot tester should do and be able to spot!!!!

it is also(i think)a mot failure if there is any splits ...

on the mk3 polo where does the temp gauge usually sit????????


cheers



william