had a look for my thermostat today when i replaced my reverse light switch, but could not for the life of me see where it was, can someone help, if i am standing atthe front of the car looking at the engine where is it? does anyone have pictures of the exact location, is it impossible to get at from above? thanks all help will be appreciated and possibly repped.
If you are standing at the front of the car bonnet up look over the back of the engine to the left side and just below the inlet manifold. You will see the housing with the pipes coming out of it. Best attacked from underneath really.
i hAve the new thermostat coming tomorrow so nned to know where it is, haynes manual doesnt really help, anyone in glasgow or paisley free tomorrow? lol i phone 5 garages to se if they would do it and none of them would touch it with a rusty pole
Never done it but i'm led to believe it's a pig of a job, maybe wrong though. Take the inlet manifold off for easier access if you cant get underneath mate.
Remove the inlet manifold first. Pig of a job removing all the pipes but gives easy access.
I managed to fit a new thermostat whilst it was attatched to the head. Took me a while !
right having minor problems guys. managed to get the hose frm the back of the thermostat housing off but cant ge the pipe coming out the side of the housing off, its not like a flexible hose its like solid plastic, any ideas? cheers
dont know if there is anything electrical near it, its coming from the side of the housing for the thermostat, in the haynes manual it shows a rubber hose then the plastic part im describing but i dont have the rubber hose part only the plastic, cant get it away at all, nightmare
Hi Mate, You do know you aint gonna be able to change it in situ, as its a ***** and its basically wedged in one end is in behind the waterpump, and the othe end is into the coolant rail pipe.
What I would do if I was you would be to jack your car up, get it on stands etc. Slide underneath so your looking up around by the bulk head, loosen all the coolant rail, remove the bolt which goes through to hold the disptick and goes through the top plastic bit of the thermostat, as it holds both. As you will need to manouvre the whole lot to the left away from the water pump, then twist and turn and it will pop out.
By the way. I would make sure youve drained your coolant, or prepare to get wet, very wet lol
Unbolt the bolts that hold that metal pipe in place, as you will need to move this, as the thermostat cant be opened and popped, been there tried it ages ago lol, its wedged in both ends. You have to get that dipstick locator bolt out aswell as its holding the thermostat in place. As soon as you got some movement on it you can pop it out. Its tricky at first but when you do it you will realise whats holding what, etc.
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