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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: daytona on 31 December 2009, 13:41

Title: thermostat change
Post by: daytona on 31 December 2009, 13:41

do they have to make it so bloody hard to get at the thermostat housing off.u have to take off the alternater and power/st pump and belts just to change the bloody thing. :angry: :angry:

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: roger1234 on 31 December 2009, 14:02

Take the alternator housing off as well.  :smiley:

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: javalin on 31 December 2009, 16:26

Be glad its not a Ford Fusion.  Cut the aux belt off, Alternator off, O/S headlight out, jack the car up, change t-stat, re-assemble with new belt and using Fords belt tools...

A job for later in the year.

James

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: roger1234 on 31 December 2009, 16:49

^^ Is that the zetec engine?

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: javalin on 31 December 2009, 16:53

yeah the 1.4 16v

James

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: andc1 on 01 January 2010, 19:05

8 v i take it! yes mate fun aint they! make sure u put new seal on and tighten 2 bolts up enough!

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 01 January 2010, 22:30

The audi a4 isn't much better.

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: rocketron on 01 January 2010, 22:43

balls i gotta do mine.......maybe.  :grin:

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: christomk3gti on 02 January 2010, 18:44

I need mine doing aswell. dreading it.

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: rubjonny on 04 January 2010, 10:54

stop moaning, could be worse! could be trying to do it on a mk2 with PAS ;)

its not that hard at all, 3 bolts to loosen so pas pump tension released, then remove 3 bolts and the entire pas pump and bracket assembly comes off. 2 bolts and stat out, refit reverse of removal. easy!

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: NickB91 on 04 January 2010, 14:27

My one was easy, 3 bolts at the top of the engine block and the whole thing was off  :grin:

Title: Re: thermostat change
Post by: javalin on 04 January 2010, 15:04

if only they are all as easy!

James