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New Thermostat Needed? | Solved
Jarre:
Just thought I'd update to say that it was the thermostat at fault. Cost me £180 all in for the genuine part to be fitted.
Alex157_gti:
--- Quote from: Jarre on January 22, 2015, 03:33:39 pm ---Just thought I'd update to say that it was the thermostat at fault. Cost me £180 all in for the genuine part to be fitted.
--- End quote ---
got mine done last week same fault seems to be common lately! on this forum :surprised:
cost me a little bit more cuz of vat :sad1:
Jarre:
I was originally quoted £200 all in but they took less time than expected and knocked some money off which I was really impressed about - could've been too easy to just tell me it was the £200 they quoted! Mine was inclusive of VAT also, with a free bottle of screen wash and a £10 off voucher for next time :)
mart.:
Mines in today to get fixed with main thermostat. Granted its an A3 2.0T, but the same engine. Seems like its an awkward job.
Temp needle hasnt moved at all for over a month, and fuel economy has suffered. Garage are charging £170 all in with genuine part, so hopefully that fixes the issue.
Matthewsimone:
So we know the temp gauges aren't moving up very fast but how is it effecting your heaters? Mine seems to eventually get to 90c or just under after about 15 minutes+ of dual carriageway driving but the heaters seem to only blow luke warm for a further 15 mins then they eventually start to blow as they used to and melt your face :laugh:
Is this the same case for everyone else with suspected main thermostat issues?
Also even when mine is indicating nearly 90c on the gauge its actually only reading about 72c when we checked it through obd port using a digital scangauge!
Really hope its just the thermostat causing the issue and nothing more serious like heater matrix etc!
Could temp sensor/switch cause all these issues also?
Sorry to hijack thread but any advice/experiences be much appreciated
My main stat is being changed next week so fingers crossed :confused:
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