Thermostat DIY

[MattyT]

Thank you for your great walk through!

You have convinced me never to attempt any DIY mechanic stuff on my car. For this, I am grateful!

(No really!!)

[peedman]

Nah it wasnt too bad, amazingly second time around it was a breeze And you vr6 b...ards get it easy, i think ur thermostat only requires removing the coilpack or something? But definately not as challenging as the 2.0L engine.

But yeah that remote hose clamp tool is the best thing ever! Those heater clips are in such a way that using pliers would be impossible.

[gtimk5]

Fantastic write up Peedman. Thanks for that.
Getting the thermostat, O ring ans the cover on is a bit tricky, eh????
A lot of work to replace compared to a Mk1 Golf.
Hope it remains trouble free.
Andrew

[cOS]

nice write up man. good stuff.

[peedman]

Thanks for the comments guys. And yeah the o-ring doesnt hold up the thermostat it just falls out so i had to stick it in the cover upside down and push it up that way and hope the thing doesnt move.

The worst thing is the bottom radiator hose. Removing that is like missionimpossible4 and putting it back on is like lifting an elephant. Needless to say ive got big arms

[Pullstarter]

Nice write up Peed, where did you get your bits from? Think I may need a reservoir bottle myself

[peedman]

From the US mate, at importpartsconnection. Really cheap there but if u get it, make sure u get the radiator cap too. My old one is really tight to put on and take off

[cOS]

why'd you needed to replace your reservoir anyway. I was onced advised by a well known professional that I needed to replace mine. the replacement didn't even fix my initial problem in the first place.