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Touareg 2004 overheating coolant

16K views 30 replies 11 participants last post by  Eugene-Dave-1  
Hey this is tending to spread from treg to treg its contagious I got the warning light and the temp went up to 240 today lucky me i was 2 min from home and it was less than a mile total trip 2 days ago the fan started it would stay on for about a min or 2 after shut off today this, called dealer they have to scan and test sensors or replace thermostat scanner decides whats at fault no removing engine.
 
well the sensors are working fine and the fans, problem seems to be the thermostat, hose that runs from the bottom of the radiator stays cooler than the one on top and runs fine up to 200deg than takes off to 240 no stopping it, will be replaced tomorrow total cost if nothing else $350 garage showed what its going to take to reach it not easy..