MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dave mc on January 04, 2015, 06:15:45 pm
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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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how did you know it was stuck open??
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Mechanic told me it was.
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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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Part was about £34 from vw and got it fitted for £70.
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what was your mpg like before and what is it like now?
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Mpg was about 24 now it's more like 32
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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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No my car never got to 90 at all.
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My car barely ever gets to 90 .. would I need to change said Stat?
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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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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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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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So we have two thermos in out cars yes? If so which one is this,, the main one?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2008/p/car-parts/car-cooling-parts-and-car-heating/cooling/car-thermostat/?209440480&1&18dddc3df5dab4c277f12b9ec877c7da78eadf13&000325
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Yea it's the main one but I would only replaced with original vw one.
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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.
Don't suppose you have a part number for secondary inline stat? Mine is manual
I replace the main one and now I hit 90 but it takes up to 30mins on cold morning and typically no less than 20mins on regular days.
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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.
Don't suppose you have a part number for secondary inline stat? Mine is manual
I replace the main one and now I hit 90 but it takes up to 30mins on cold morning and typically no less than 20mins on regular days.
The part no: on my bill was 4E0121113 and was just over £20.
Yeah thats too long for the warm up, sounds like that stat is stuck as well.
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Drove mine for 8 miles this morning to work and it wasn't fully warmed up! Each time I put my foot down a little bit I could see the temp dropping
I have a manual 08 edition 30
Do I only have one?
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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.
Don't suppose you have a part number for secondary inline stat? Mine is manual
I replace the main one and now I hit 90 but it takes up to 30mins on cold morning and typically no less than 20mins on regular days.
The part no: on my bill was 4E0121113 and was just over £20.
Yeah thats too long for the warm up, sounds like that stat is stuck as well.
Much appreciated! Did VW do your fitting? If so, do you have the price to hand? I'd like an estimate from somebody else as my local VW rob me!
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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.
Don't suppose you have a part number for secondary inline stat? Mine is manual
I replace the main one and now I hit 90 but it takes up to 30mins on cold morning and typically no less than 20mins on regular days.
The part no: on my bill was 4E0121113 and was just over £20.
Yeah thats too long for the warm up, sounds like that stat is stuck as well.
Much appreciated! Did VW do your fitting? If so, do you have the price to hand? I'd like an estimate from somebody else as my local VW rob me!
No problem. Sorry, my local indy did it. It was basically nothing for fitting because they were changing the radiator anyway so had easy access to it and its quite simple just to take out and swap for a new one. There's probably a 'how to' on here if your handy with a bit of D.I.Y.