Passat EPC light + Temp Not going over 90

[davidwatson]

Hi,

My car is driving me nuts! Have had it at the dealers on the computer, but no luck. The latest thing going wrong is that 1) after driving a few miles the EPC light comes on and 2) that even after driving a long time I never see my temperature gauge go over 90 ever - seems odd to me. I was having intermittent probs with the car starting every now and then, but that seems to have stopped for now.

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

[smithy602179]

it could be the coolant temperature sensor causing your problems , do a search on here for coolant temperature sensor and you'll get loads of results . its a 32 quid part and fitting is easy and about 1/2 litre of g12 coolant to replace

[Doctle Odd]

90 degrees is the optimal temperature for this car, EPC light usually means there's a problem with the throttle position sensor. Can you get it scanned with VCDS preferably showing live data as it's an intermittent fault