I just encountered this problem with my GTI. But I haven't got it hot to a point where to fuel cuts out then car wont start. I took it to the shop and help diagnois the problem. I was told that its really common for the water pump to fail in the 1.8t mk4s. So i just went ahead and got the water pumpreplaced plus the timing belt and the thermostat. I hope that this info helps you. (78,000 miles)
We had that problem and brought it in today to get fixed. The problem was the motor overheated.
Find out why it overheated. Normally it is a stuck thermostat, clogged radiator, low of coolant, air in system, defective water pump, broken or slipping belt, defective fan motor, blown fuse, or defective fan motor thermal relay. If you stopped immediately then no damage was done.
Could have just overheated
Problem is most Likely the ground wire on the motor by the thermostat
check the thermostat or the fan motor could be the problem or a leak in radiator. just a thought
The thermostat on a 1998 Isuzu Trooper is located on the front of the motor. It is in the top radiator hose where it connects to the motor. To access the thermostat, the hose needs to be disconnected from the motor.
in motor
To find the thermostat all you have to do is follow the top radiator hose back to where it connects onto the engine, that's your thermostat housing that it connects to and the thermostat is under the housing.
That is the most typical thing to cause a warped head. A warped head is a severe diagnoses and not the first thing that would come to mind for a problem. Don't know what the issue is but if you have a problem that has lead to you think you have a warped head and you haven't had a extreme over heat of the motor I will bet you don't have warped head.
The thermostat on a 1995 Saturn SL1 is located on top of the motor. The largest hose coming off the radiator will have to be loosened to access the thermostat housing on the motor.
Follow the top radiator hose to where it connects to the motor. In this housing, is the thermostat.
Wrong thermostat? Wrong installation procedure?