alexdinita
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So given the fact that my actual car is a Frankenstein, 2006 B7 A4 Avant 6MT with a 2005.5 Passat BHW 2.0TDI swap, this is the best place to ask for help.
So swap is all done and everything is great except 2 issues that I believe are related.
Most important issue is that the car never goes passed 55-59 degreees C, measured through vag com, no matter if idling for an hour or Driving for any given time. The gauge on the cluster will start moving up when the car reaches 50 C and it will go up a bit passed the white line when it reaches 55c which points to a working CTS. I even measured around the motor and it stays around 60C. The coolant pipe that leaves from thermostat seems to always be cold and it measured around 20-30C at most. The thermostat doesn’t even get to open due to the temperature in the block never reaching its 80-95C temps.
What could cause the coolant to never get to operating temperature?
Fans never turn on either.
Problem number 2 the glow plug light is blinking at me continuously which could have something to do with the coolant never getting up to temp.
This is my first diesel and I’m mechanically apt I believe since I finished the swap with somewhat success lol but this issue has me baffled.
Thank you
So swap is all done and everything is great except 2 issues that I believe are related.
Most important issue is that the car never goes passed 55-59 degreees C, measured through vag com, no matter if idling for an hour or Driving for any given time. The gauge on the cluster will start moving up when the car reaches 50 C and it will go up a bit passed the white line when it reaches 55c which points to a working CTS. I even measured around the motor and it stays around 60C. The coolant pipe that leaves from thermostat seems to always be cold and it measured around 20-30C at most. The thermostat doesn’t even get to open due to the temperature in the block never reaching its 80-95C temps.
What could cause the coolant to never get to operating temperature?
Fans never turn on either.
Problem number 2 the glow plug light is blinking at me continuously which could have something to do with the coolant never getting up to temp.
This is my first diesel and I’m mechanically apt I believe since I finished the swap with somewhat success lol but this issue has me baffled.
Thank you