Hi All, I had an '95 VR6 put in my '93 and was having a little transmission and overheating problems. My coolant temp reaches about 220-225 and oil temp can run as high as 224 degrees. When driving about 65-70 mph my rpm's are right around 3k. I think that is alittle high. I don't want to burn this engine up like the last person who had the car did.
I have replace a bad Aux. water pump and thermostat and antifreeze to boot. What else is there? My temp gauge goes down when I turn the heater on but I can't drive around in the summer with the heater on. Do I need to tell the CAR (93)that it has a 95 engine in it or did my mechanic miss something while installing the 95? Should I been concerned.

Dubbin in Kansas~

 

I'm not sure. maybetry a newthermostat maybe the thermostatyou got was bad. check if your fans activate at the right time too.As for the RPMs my 93 golf runs around the same at 100 km/h. The VW's need a sixth gear. all of them that i know if are like that.