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Quote: Originally Posted by Chubber ...but my In-Laws have it blocked in my driveway. Happy Thanksgiving.

I finally got a chance to take it out and shake it down. It starts much easier now, doesn't buck and shudder as much for the first block or so, and seems to put out less overall smoke when pulling hard. It still smokes though, due to the Upsolute chip. It did seem to warm up a little faster, but that could have been me spanking it.

Davies, It looks normal to me. I assume it was an 87C thermostat. If so, your water temp is in the right ball park. The only way to read accurate water temp is to use vcds (was vag-com) to read what the ECM is actually reading. If it is a little high, with vcds readings, it couls mean there is a low water volume moving. This could indicate blockage in the radiator, or possibly a failing water pump. Just watch it closely for a while and see...

Quote: Originally Posted by rdkern In your case, with a new wp, it could be a head gasket. Look at this thread to test I read through this thread, particularly the long rotarykid post, and it sure sounds like my case. When I first noticed the leak, the reservoir was full, overflowing, and under a lot of pressure. When I opened the cap, it spewed water everywhere - such that it spewed out far more than the potential slightly overfilling, which...

OE equivalent is great ... That is what I have now.. maybe.. does Purolator count? The high silicone in the oil has me thinking that something is getting through the filter or... ??? Last I checked the air box looked good and there were no smoking guns on an alternative place for air to sneak through.. I will check the Air path again..

How 'bout a bum water pump (impeller spinning on shaft)?

I think you can do it by removing the alternator, but I've never replaced the waterpump on a mk3 tdi before.

well if people are not going to help me out because I use a different fuel than them, that's just pathetic. It's just a car.

Here's the link that talks about how easy it is to be a tooth off and end up with the pump not able to rotate any further: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread...=static+timing

Great thread guys... I'm going to save it for future reference as my AFN TDI DoKa was experiencing similar symptoms prior to blowing all it's oil past the oil filter seal during a road-trip on I-75 near Findlay, OH.