vibrations and oil temp

[danny-vts]

hi guys,
picked my new toy up today (106 gti) and have a few problems, so im hoping somebody on here can tell me whats wrong.

1) oil temp gauge, the needle jumps around like its on drugs, why?
2) at 70 plus, the whole car vibrates, anyone know what can be causing this?
3) the temp needle is near the bottom (between quarter and below), blows hot and cold air as normal but when stood in traffic for longer than 10-15 mins it begins to rise . again, anyone know why?

it passed its mot in nov 2011 and not been driven since so it cant be bushes, top strut bearings etc etc etc.

cheers :)

[Baz]

vibrating at 70+ will be balancing

as for number 3 I would have thought thats normal tbh

[oggy182]

3) could be thermostat, or the fan switch? Does the fan kick in?

[danny-vts]

vibrating at 70+ will be balancing

as for number 3 I would have thought thats normal tbh

cheers baz, will wait a couple of weeks for when i put my other wheels on and see if the vibrations go.
on my old vts the temp was half way, so dont know :s

3) could be thermostat, or the fan switch? Does the fan kick in?

yes the fan kicks in as normal.

[Baz]

I wouldn't worry about the temp. That's how mine runs and always has, till the headgasket went lol, now back how it was now its fixed

[Monkgti]

sounds like stat stuck open, mine was the same when i bought it last week, put new stat in and stays halfway now, the oil was also staying very cool on the guage but thats grand now aswell

[danny-vts]

anybody know why my oil temp needle is on drugs?