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Last 2 days fan has been running after it has been switched off

Temp Gauge on 90

Just checked VAGCOM no faults coming up

Coolant temp going up to 107 degrees but gauge showing 90

Think I will try a coolant temp sensor first and let you know

fingers crossed the thermostate is OK, heater working all OK and gauge stays on 90 the whole time

Yeah sounds like a termo/time type switch

More likely to be the thermostat, I fear. 107 is quite hot for the coolant. Still, doesn't hurt to change the sender first. Will at least eliminate it.

I changed the coolant temp sensor first , but it turned out to be the thermostat.

Apart from the 107 degrees no signs of overheating or anything else, needle smack bang in the middle.
Heater works coolant level spot on everything feels warm under the bonnet

I'll try the coolant temp sender tomorrow and see if that changes
Also run VAGCOM on my drive in and see what the temp reads

Measure value blocks Read the same in the cluster

Fingers crossed it's not the thermo, will have to ring Warranty Direct again

I'm curious about this - could you clarify what you mean by the fan running when it's off? If you mean you turn off the engine and remove the key and the fan still keeps running, mine does this as well... I thought it was normal, but once more I am beginning to feel the trousers turning brown...

the fan will run on until the engine is cooled down , regardless of key in ignition

philroach wrote:the fan will run on until the engine is cooled down , regardless of key in ignition

I have never noticed mine run on! What should I be checking? Everything run fine, temp normal

Lol, brown trousers if it does run and brown trousers if it doesn't in the same thread!

Were a funny bunch of paranoid petrolheads!

you need to drive it harder

I'll be the warm down I do about 1 mile from home.... Boring I know....

You switch off,get out and lock.As you walk away you can hear the fan still

running.This is supposed to happen and is normal.Fan should go off within a

short time.If the fan takes more than a couple of minutes to switch off then

you might have problems,normally thermostat related.Check under the

bonnet,overheating coolant etc.

Cool - it goes off after a few minutes, just like every other car I've had, so thought it was ok. Never hurts to double check though... I'll call the launderette and tell them it's safe to return my pants now.

marmite wrote:Last 2 days fan has been running after it has been switched off

Temp Gauge on 90

Just checked VAGCOM no faults coming up

Coolant temp going up to 107 degrees but gauge showing 90

Think I will try a coolant temp sensor first and let you know

fingers crossed the thermostate is OK, heater working all OK and gauge stays on 90 the whole time

Hope I'm wrong but very likely to be thermostat.

RS6_Dave wrote:Were a funny bunch of paranoid petrolheads!

The fan seemed to be on full stage after a short journey
Did it Thurs, Fri and over the weekend and then this morning

Got home tonight and nothing

Just never noticed the fan so loud when I get out the car, new fan been fitted July

Thermostate done 3 weeks ago with Cambelt

Going to monitor, but was driving me mad