96 Jetta No Heat

Mar 04, 2005 9 Replies

Took my car into the shop got it back and the main hose that connects the radiator to the engine was unhook, there was any anti-freeze in the car, the car was running a little hot after about 10 mile drive look i look and notice that hose unpluged. I plug it back in and fill it with water, then i get and got some g12 and put it in there.. mean while the coolant light is flashing in my dash, not that i have g12 in there it's still over heating, i only put 1 bottle in how ever. and my heat is not working... any ideas? coolant flush? or is something else wrong now?


-Lee


Did you have heat before it went to the shop? Why did they unhook the hose? Sounds like their problem not yours!

does yours take G11 or G12? AFAIK They don't play together well! Or what did that shop install, or attempt to install? Or what were they supposed to do?

I'll guess that your system is still not full yet and has too much air in it.

JMHO later, One out of many daves.

I went there for transmisson service, they claim they did not disconnect the hose, had heat before i went there. I took it there and ask him about some of the problems i had after I got my car back ( Spending $1500 ) , that guy wanted to put normal anti freeze in not G11, I demand he put G11 back in and he told me I have to leave and that i'm being immacure brat. so its better biz bureru time... this place is a total scam shop. don't go there.

"North Seattle Transmission" does yours take G11 or G12? AFAIK They don't play together well!

Call your lawyer. If you had heat before and not after I say they F-ed up! No even a dealer can mess that simple service up.

I took my car to a shop today and had them Flush the coolant system and fill it with G13, there's heat again. seems to work so far.. Damn Woodchuck I wish you had a website with all your knowelge on it.

-Lee

G13? is that a new one?

probably had an air bubble somewhere. Once I changed my coolant in my '91 and I remember the engine got pretty hot and no heat until I revved the engine good and it somehow "burped" the system. Saw the coolant level in the overflow drop (I had been expecting to have to add more) at that point too so I guess there was air somewhere and revving the engine forced the air out.

G13, thens it's not VW stuff. As for a website, I do have one which I may open up to everyone on a subscription plan.

i ment g12, was late type o red stuff

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