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Hello my stagea fellas ,I have a new problem with my car ,most of the time I drive it in tiptronic the water temp gauge goes up ;even when I been cruising on the freeway (no gear changes all the time,like on traffic).

While I drive it on auto the temp is ok...could it be because I relocated the transcooler to the side?Thanks for any word of advise...

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Shouldn't change anything. Have u done any coolant change or open radiator cap at all? Wats it coolant level in reservoir? Nd when hot can u feel any boiling from top radiator hose? Sounds more like low coolant. As I drive all the time in tiptronic nd never have a cooling issue. Maybe check if u have any coolant leaks as well

Coolant level looks ok,i took some air of the system using the cocacola bottle in the radiator cap about 3 months ago,I'm thinking about Kiwi suggestion but I nearly always had bad experiences with mechanics ...everything been going wrong since timing belt change(thanks,known workshop...)

Coolant level looks ok,i took some air of the system using the cocacola bottle in the radiator cap about 3 months ago,I'm thinking about Kiwi suggestion but I nearly always had bad experiences with mechanics ...everything been going wrong since timing belt change(thanks,known workshop...)

Don't take it to a mechanic! I'm a great believer in specialists - radiator, brakes, auto sparky etc. if you have another car you can easily whip the radiator out of yours and take it to a radiator shop where they can take the top tank off and have a look inside and either clean it out or replace it.

Don't take it to a mechanic! I'm a great believer in specialists - radiator, brakes, auto sparky etc. if you have another car you can easily whip the radiator out of yours and take it to a radiator shop where they can take the top tank off and have a look inside and either clean it out or replace it.

+1

1)have the system pressure tested for leaks and c02 test

2) have water pump flow checked

3) try a simple rad flush like mukout/ have radiator flushed. careful of cost as quality alloy ones 42 -52mm think can be found for around 250-300 (excellent cooling)

4) when refilling system make sure the mechanic use a type A coolant as most even specialists use a type B very little if any glycol in type b i recomend and use nulon concentrate (green) type A it has like 1058G per liter of glycol much more than other brands .

see how ya go from there .

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