thermostat help please

[wsmith]

hi all ive had my car in the garage today to put a new thermostat on it as my cars not running up to 90 and take ages to warm up.
so when i went to pick it up after work the said they couldnt do it as its a big job because you need to take the front end off and the injecters, is this right cheers its a mk4 1.8 turbo aum

[topher]

lol.. find another garage its a 20 minute job. Or just use the guide in the maintenance section and do it yourself for free!

[JimBR]

Rubbish. I've heard of people removing the alternator to gain access but never the inlet and injectors. It's just fiddly.

[topher]

alternator needs to come out if its a non-turbo (well its easier to) but there's plenty of room on a 1.8T. AGU is slightly easier than AUM because there's less tat in the way.

[JimBR]

One bolt isn't it people struggle to get to?

[wsmith]

thanks everyone  ive seen how to do it i might give it a go at the weekend

[navmk4gti]

thanks everyone  ive seen how to do it i might give it a go at the weekend

dont use the widow maker to keep the car up.. use axel stands  .. will be easier with it raised 

[topher]

dont use the widow maker to keep the car up.. use axel stands  .. will be easier with it raised 

generally that's sound advice. if you're jacking the car up to change the thermostat however... you're doing it wrong from the start

[barrym381]

dont use the widow maker to keep the car up.. use axel stands  .. will be easier with it raised 

generally that's sound advice. if you're jacking the car up to change the thermostat however... you're doing it wrong from the start

was thinkin this myself 

[navmk4gti]

dont use the widow maker to keep the car up.. use axel stands  .. will be easier with it raised 

generally that's sound advice. if you're jacking the car up to change the thermostat however... you're doing it wrong from the start

was thinkin this myself 

well it helped me  come to think of it fook knows why we jacked it up