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Offline dave mc

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New Thermostat
« on: January 04, 2015, 06:15:45 pm »
Just had a new stat fitted by paul from dubtech in ballymoney great price and quick. Car is so much better now and using less fuel. The old one was stuck open.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2015, 07:08:52 pm »
how did you know it was stuck open??
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015, 07:51:23 pm »
Mechanic told me it was.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015, 09:00:13 pm »
Mine is stuck open as well, was going to wait to do it myself, but the car is always cold and I have to wear a hat and coat in the car !

How much did it cost u ?
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2015, 10:33:18 pm »
Part was about £34 from vw and got it fitted for £70.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2015, 10:59:14 pm »
what was your mpg like before and what is it like now?
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2015, 09:26:58 am »
Mpg was about 24 now it's more like 32
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2015, 11:06:14 am »
What was your symptoms the one I am looking the bottom hose off the radiator is only cool to warm when gauge is showing it is at 90 degrees.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2015, 01:54:52 pm »
No my car never got to 90 at all.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2015, 04:14:20 pm »
My car barely ever gets to 90 .. would I need to change said Stat?
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2015, 04:46:22 pm »
Quote from: dave mc on January 04, 2015, 06:15:45 pm
Just had a new stat fitted by paul from dubtech in ballymoney great price and quick. Car is so much better now and using less fuel. The old one was stuck open.

Need to get mine done as well. I think there is more than 1 thermostat on the GTIs? Did you get the main one replaced only?

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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2015, 07:18:11 pm »
I had the secondary inline stat replaced a while back and that cured my slow warm up time. However I think I need to get the main one done as well now, because once it gets up to 90 it dips back down a little and then carries on going up and down slowly.
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2015, 09:37:03 pm »
Quote from: cooljimy84 on January 04, 2015, 09:00:13 pm
Mine is stuck open as well, was going to wait to do it myself, but the car is always cold and I have to wear a hat and coat in the car !

How much did it cost u ?

If your going for DIY this might help

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Mk_V/31-WATER-Replacing_Your_Thermostat/31-WATER-Replacing_Your_Thermostat.htm
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2015, 11:11:59 pm »
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Re: New Thermostat
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2015, 11:46:58 pm »
Yea it's the main one but I would only replaced with original vw one.
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