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Known fault

VII: early water pump and coolant regulator

Typically between 20,000 and 30,000 km. It does not show up on every car.

expensive

severity

between 20,000 and 30,000 km

mileage

2

sources

2 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

On 2013 and 2014 Golf VII cars the early version of the water pump and the coolant regulator built into it fails at 20,000 to 30,000 km. The regulator does not open the main circuit properly, and the pump does not deliver enough. The temperature fluctuates, in extreme cases it runs up to 130 degrees, and the red light comes on. The replacement, labour included, is over a thousand euro, because the pump and the regulator are one unit. If you keep driving with the red light on, the engine can overheat.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

1 generations.

Checklist

VII: early water pump and coolant regulator

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

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