MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: 80walk on April 12, 2018, 06:18:12 pm
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Had circoli thermostat fitted today to car and turned out to be faulty... anyone ever been successful in claiming back labour on faulty fitted parts ? Was bought from euro parts....
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Good luck with that! I just had an incorrect intercooler arrive from Germany earlier today and they told me I had to cover return costs even though it was their mistake. This was chiming in at £75 using their original oversized box but I managed to repack smaller and ship much much cheaper.
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What are the symptoms of it being faulty? Just wondering if the fault could be something else?
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Mechanic mentioned 4hours labour fitting it then after starting car it was leaking apparently ... anyone any ideas what a genuine vw thermostat costs ?
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A lot less than buying a cheap one and having to repeat the work :happy2:
Most of the online parts are junk. Dealer only for stuff you only want to do once.
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Hi I got a price from VW for the main thermostat and with VAT £39. Which isn’t so bad just wondering if I try doing it myself....
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Hi I got a price from VW for the main thermostat and with VAT £39. Which isn’t so bad just wondering if I try doing it myself....
Just fitted mine last weekend and I don't think I've ever been more frustrated by a job, even fitting all new suspension wasn't as bad. Just getting the alternator off is a complete pig, I'd happily pay 4hrs labour in future, only attempt it if you're a committed diy masochist and have plenty of tools and patience, took me around 8hrs in total, never again!
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The above poster is right on the money, his advice is well worth noting.
However, if it's one of those lovely sunny spring days and you've read a couple of how too's, there's no better pass time but there are a few naughty bolts to get to, which may be the type you haven't got in your tool box (Torx and tripple square range).
https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Mk_V/31-WATER-Replacing_Your_Thermostat/31-WATER-Replacing_Your_Thermostat.htm
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Had circoli thermostat fitted today to car and turned out to be faulty... anyone ever been successful in claiming back labour on faulty fitted parts ? Was bought from euro parts....
I've never managed it.
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I didn't find the job too bad to be honest. Fiddly, but not the worst job I've done. Certainly more fun than timing chain replacement! I would say the piggiest of all pig of a job jobs, is clutch replacement.
I would also factor in a temp sensor replacement since it sits inside the same biatch of a location. But it costs more than the sodding thermostat housing!
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Seen Circoli Thermostats on ECP but never heard of them, do a google search and you'll be scratching your head of where they actually come from which is why I avoided it.
MAHLE on the otherhand is a OE supplier to the VAG group (VW, Audi, Porsche etc.) and ECP do sell them, I had no issues with the MAHLE thermostat I had fitted to my GTI and it's competitively priced with ECP discounts.