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Thermostat questions
Numero9:
All done and dusted and runs up to temp within minutes. Left it over night to check for leaks and top up more coolant.
Took the fans out in the end, only 4 fixings and connector at the bottom made life much easier especially for hand clearance. Had a big issue with disconnecting the bottom radiator hose, couldn't get it free from either end so had to cut the end off the stat and use some serious effort to get the end off. Flushed the hose end to remove any potential swarf that might have gotten in.
Glad I changed the temp sensor too, was quite corroded. FYI the one from ECP was absolutely fine, o-ring was spot on and no damage to the clip meant I reused it. About £50 saved there!
And the tip about the alternator bushes (not sure if it was here, another thread or a video) the deep socked to draw them out slightly meant fitting it back was so easy, had more trouble getting the p-clip back on that fitting the thing...
Appreciate all the help and guidance on this one. Now just oil change and to check for any broken headlight level sensors
mjmallia:
Glad you sorted it
Numero9:
--- Quote from: mjmallia on August 15, 2022, 08:10:17 am ---Glad you sorted it
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With guidance from you lot & youtube videos!
I'd love to meet the engineers who decided to put the thermostat there though :thinking:
pudding:
--- Quote from: Numero9 on August 15, 2022, 09:35:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: mjmallia on August 15, 2022, 08:10:17 am ---Glad you sorted it
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With guidance from you lot & youtube videos!
I'd love to meet the engineers who decided to put the thermostat there though :thinking:
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German cars are all the same. Plenty of plastic crap in hard to reach places, which they know darn well will go brittle and fall apart. MK7.5 owners with the £500 plastic water pump (very high failure rate) would certainly be jealous of your cheap and easy experience, by comparison.
And that's the thing with MK5s. Yes they break, but when they do, most of it is fairly inexpensive and easy-ish to get at. Anyone with an S4, S6, RS5 etc. Engine out job to do literally ANYTHING on it.
breeze:
--- Quote from: Pudding on August 17, 2022, 11:28:28 am ---And that's the thing with MK5s. Yes they break, but when they do, most of it is fairly inexpensive and easy-ish to get at. Anyone with an S4, S6, RS5 etc. Engine out job to do literally ANYTHING on it.
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Yep
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