caddidle

ok I just bought a 98 a4 1.8T Quattro privately....the day I get it it runs fime for about 2 hours .... later the same day my car starts to overheat fast.... doesnt overheat at idle (as far as I noticed) but the temp increases quicky if I am going 45+ miles per hour. the coolant is full the radiator looks clean from the outside... I dont hear any odd noise from the engine that would lead me to believe the water pump is going or gone completely... the heat works the AC works the person I bought the car from swears that its never happened to him ever... sucks for me... the only other thing that I think it could be is the thermostat but someone told me ( this makes sense) that if the thermostat was stuck it would always overheat.... please help I'm pretty upset after spending 10 grand that I cant drive my car....just spent all my money and I cant drive my car. I'm in NH if anyone is local and wants to help me out.....

Magnutz25

how hot does it get???

paul_858

water pump, or thermostat failure from the sounds of it.

3pt8 turbo

how many miles on your car?

JAFO

where in nh are you?

ThirdEye

Does the thermostat require the whole front end off, or can it be replaced from below?

SuckerPunch

but then wont respond to the questions asked him

Kris Hansen

Not everyone lives on this board like some of us ;-)

SuckerPunch

did he track the thread? LOL

Kris Hansen

Dunno, I've got 2 emails from him already. (one was pre thread though..)