Where is the Thermostat?

[Jmac]

Here's a quote I copied from google, sure its a 1.8 but same principle being plastic "housing" of a radiator hose.



Yes you can buy aftermarket thermostats, thats what I'd do but others may disagree.

Sorry but the 1.8 is different, best to use the correct method of checking parts i.e use your vin number its the DNA of the vehicle even if you have to call VW or an independent with access to a catologue or use the vague VAGCAT. 1.6 if it is AKL will have to have the complete housing replaced which is around $250 from memory. The plastic seat will be broken inside and keeping the stat open and flooding the engine with fuel as the temp sensor will naturally tell the ecu the engine is still cold. So to conclude you cant use an aftermarket Stat for the 1.6
Cheers
Jmac

[craig_the_german]

Hi all,

Thanks for your help.

I decided this morning to take a look at the thermostat and if I needed a housing then arrange to buy one this week.

After working out which plastic housing bolted to the engine block was the thermostat housing (of course I pulled off the one that looked like the housing only to find it wasn't)

I removed the thermostat housing, and found nothing wrong with it. I removed the thermostat and rang my local Autopro store...who happened to have one on the shelf.

The guy removed just $19 from my wallet, I returned home, refitted the new thermostat, took the car for a drive.....problem solved.

Heats up to 90deg quickly and remains steady at 90...

Sometimes you can be lucky

[audi-tone]

good work mate. out of curiosity, 82 or 87 or 92 degree thermostat? mine's having trouble (albiet a 1.8t) getting to 90 on cold mornings, and its an 82 i believe (oem is 87).. in saying this, get it to 90 and it wont budge at all from that position... silly thing

[craig_the_german]

I fitted the 90deg one as that was the one listed for my engine.