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This is what i thought. I just though 75-80 degrees was a bit low, operating temperature wise but maybe not. Does anyone know what the thermostat is rated at in the 2.0TFSI engine? I have read mixed reports. Some say 80, some say 87. If it was 80 then my temps are probably normal. I took it on the motorway last weekend in temps of 1/2 degrees and at a steady 70 the temp on the cimatronic was 79 degrees.

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Hm interesting. Does your climatronic reading give the same results? I can't take it out, and if i could so easily i would just change it. The part is only about £30! Ive read you have to take the alternator off to get to it and that it can be a ball ache of a job.

I don't suppose you have the engine/airbox cover (part 06F133837AB) or did that go with the engine?

Just bumping this in case anyone else can offer any input? I would just like to know what other peoples 2.0TFSI are showing for their coolant temperature in the climatronic display.

Anyone? I may be worrying over nothing but it would be nice to get some other temps from other peoples VRS's.

Hi I am wondering if i may have a stuck/partially stuck open thermostat. The car is a petrol 2006 VRS and on my way to work there is a long mile + steep downhill stretch where i just coast in gear and off throttle the whole way. During this time, the temp gauge shifts slightly from the centre but goes straight back up again within seconds of comeing on throttle again. The car never takes longer than 10 minutes to warm up ( for the temp to reach the centre of the dash gauge) and sometimes will warm up sooner if i am on the throttle more e.t.c. The gauge needle is always at the 12 O'clock mark apart from this long downhill/coasting in gear stretch. I have used the climatronic setting 19-2 to monitor the engine coolant temperature and it fluctuates between 76-82 depending on what i am doing. On the downhill stretch it will drop to 71 and i notice the dash gauge needle moves below 75 degrees (as shown on the climatronic). Is 76-82 for the normal operating temperature too low? I would have thought the temp would be more like 85-90? I keep getting mixed opinions all over the web and other forums. Some people say yes, the stat is dodgy, others say it is totally normal for the engine to cool when coasting in gear for a long period of time because the injectors shut off and only momentum is turning the engine. I know its 2-3 hours labour + £30 odd for the stat housing so i dont want to spend £200+ for no reason. Do any of you guys with Mk2 VRS's know what your temp yours runs at? I would be hugely grateful if you could test it next time you are out in the car as well so i can get a consensus of what the correct operating temperature is. Thanks JT

Hi I am looking to retrofit cruise to my early 2006 VRS. I was wondering if anyone can recommend any good places that do it in the Surrey area and what sort of price i should be looking at? I have had one quote from a place that will come to me but that was £215. I was hoping to be able to get it done for nearer the £150 mark. Also, i understand that the car may not have the correct steering wheel controller but i don't know if there is an easy way to find out. The car has the maxidot display so does this indicate the controller should be ok? Any advice would be great. Thanks JT

Possibly. Where can i find out if there is anyone near me with VCDS? I live just outside of Woking.

I manage to get abouyt 30mpg on average for my work commute (2006 petrol VRS). It is only 13 miles each way and a mixture of A/B roads, some stop starting, mix of 30,40,50 and derestricted speed limits. Also a few steep hills in there as well and i alwasy give it some welly at some point on the journey. Not bad in my opinion. I reckon if i feathered the throttle the whole way and drove like miss daisy i could get it up to 35. I averaged 38 driving it back from where i bought it ( 2 hour motorway drive sat at 60-75mph most of the way) I used to have a Focus ST and its quite a bit better than that. I reckon my work commute would be coming out at about 22/23mpg and on a long motorway drive it was very hard to get anything more than 30mpg out of it.

Unfortunately i dont have acess to VCDS so it is going to cost me to have it read. What i really need to know is whether the fans are supposed to come on regardless of whether the compressors regulator valve is in a closed or open position? Anyone? I am convinced that the problem is the sticking valve as i read a long thread (granted it was about golfs and jetta's but its the same compressor/engines) and people were having the same issue as me. It took anything from 10-20 mins for the air con to come on most of the time.

Anyone? My biggest question really, is that should the air con/rad fans com on regardless of the valve sticking or not? I went and started the car this morning and the air con started working straight away, however the fans took about 30 seconds - 1 minute to come on. This worked fine until i pressed 'ECON' and then auto again. The fans then werent running and there was no cold air?

Hi So the Octavia VRS (mk II 2006) i bought has an air con problem that i need sorting by the dealership i bought it off. It is still in warranty with them and they have agreed to put it right, however as they are a long way away, i can't leave the car there for ages/travel up and down each time for some diagnosing e.t.c Their service manager is reasonable and said that if i get someone to diagnose the fault they will order the parts needed and fix it in a day while i am there. On the test drive/s i never noticed it because the air con does work, BUT it sometimes takes ages to start and/or takes some fiddling around with the climatronic controls after driving for a while for the air con to kick in. Now, i have been doing extensive research into this on the internet and everything points to the refrigerant control valve in the compressor sticking. It seems it is a very common problem with the compressors used in Octavia's/Golfs/Jetta's e.t.c. Sometimes after putting the engine on the air con will come on straight away(rarely) but most of the time, if the car has been off for a while it will take a good 3-7 miles/10-20 mins for it to come on. When it works, it works fine and is nice and cold. The compressor is not siezed, as the inner bolt turns and i have run the climatronic diagnostic mode and it's RPM changes with the engine speed e.t.c. Could it be anything else other than this sticking valve? One thing i did notice is that one time i looked and had climatronic on auto with the air con on but the front engine fans were not running. Eventually they kicked in and the air con started working, so i was wondering if the fans rely on a signal from the compressor to turn on or whether they should be on as soon as you put the climatronic to auto and start the engine? For example, if the valve that is possibly stuck was closed would that disable the cooling fans until the valve opened and the air con system started? Any help would be very much appreciated! If it needs a new compressor i want it done now, obviously, while it is still covered under a warranty.

Is it? i was wondering this as well but i cant recall noticing it on others i had test driven. Basically, you can feel yourself being moved about in your seat slightly.Sometimes its very slight, sometimes a bit more violent. Is that what yours does?

Thank you for that. i don't suppose you have a guide/tips on how to remove the engine cover do you?