Quick urgent thermostat help needed

chrislloydie · 12th July 2011, 19:51

Just about to fit the inline thermostat but need confirmation of which way it goes in. Which end should face towards the engine please?

BigRuss · 12th July 2011, 20:06

Bulb (thin part) toward the engine

Some washing up liquid to lubriate and warming the hose will make it easier to push it into the hose.

chrislloydie · 12th July 2011, 20:07

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Originally Posted by BigRuss

Bulb (thin part) toward the engine

Cheers mate.

bl52krz · 12th July 2011, 21:18

Hi Chris. what thermo is that? Is it the chevvy one? Read a bit about that a while back, and wondered if it was going to be any good to fit if the thermostat if went u/s. Let us know how you get on. I dont think it will be to hard to fit though. Best of luck.

chrislloydie · 12th July 2011, 21:36

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Hi Chris. what thermo is that? Is it the chevvy one? Read a bit about that a while back, and wondered if it was going to be any good to fit if the thermostat if went u/s. Let us know how you get on. I dont think it will be to hard to fit though. Best of luck.

Hi mate, it's a Gates thermostat. Part no. TH01489 if I remember correctly. I ordered it from rockauto.com

Ordered Monday afternoon received it Tuesday morning. Total cost £9.90 including delivery. I'll post updates on my other thread once I've monitored the temp for a few days.

BigRuss · 12th July 2011, 21:45

Good to see you've got it fitted, the system will self bleed any trapped air out over the next few days the temps should be stsble then

Russ

chrislloydie · 12th July 2011, 22:06

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Originally Posted by BigRuss

Good to see you've got it fitted, the system will self bleed any trapped air out over the next few days the temps should be stsble then

Russ

I did bleed it using the bleed screw after I refilled the coolant but I'll bear that in mind when monitoring the temps over next few days.

Cheers russ.

bernard1971 · 12th July 2011, 22:25

new to the forum and rovers i have a 75cdt should i be worried about the stat as it seems a popular topic

chrislloydie · 13th July 2011, 06:06

Drove the car into work this morning, 55 miles. Mostly 50mph and 70mph cruising on motorway. OBD temperaturatue Rose to 85 degrees after about 4 miles then stayed between 85 and 89 degrees for entire journey. That's up from average of 60 degrees on previous same run. Will continue to monitor it during warmer weather.

But so far im well happy with this cheap and easy solution to the thermostat problem.

Mike Noc · 13th July 2011, 06:41

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Originally Posted by bernard1971

new to the forum and rovers i have a 75cdt should i be worried about the stat as it seems a popular topic

Hi Bernard, no nothing to worry about. They can fail but tend to do so in the open position so if you notice the car taking ages to warm up then you may have a problem.

As with a lot of the topics discussed on the forum you only hear about the ones that go wrong. Unfortunately there is very limited access to get the old one out which is why the inline replacements are popular.

There is another reason that it is a popular topic - the CDT diesel engine is very thermally efficient so tends to run cool on low loads, so some members have experimented with thermostats to try and warm things up a bit.

If you fancy a quiet night or two in, have a read of the Diesel thermostat definitive answer thread, which is very interesting if not yet definitive.

Mike

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BigRuss Premium Trader 75 CDT Tourer,2.5 Launch Saloon, Omipro MG/Rover (T4) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Liversedge, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,419 Thanks: 1,105 Thanked 1,340 Times in 661 Posts	Good to see you've got it fitted, the system will self bleed any trapped air out over the next few days the temps should be stsble then Russ __________________ Replacement Key Service http://https://the75andztclub.co.uk/...d.php?t=244732 Full T4 Testbook diagnostics available. Diesel ECU repair and replacement. Options enabled or disabled as required. Diesel X-Power 135 and "160", Rover 1.8T 150 to 160 MG 160 V6 to 177 upgrades available P.M. for details.

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chrislloydie Posted a thing or two MG ZT 135 CDTI+ Auto Royal Blue with Synergy 2. 75 Tourer cdti club Se Auto, Royal Blue, synergy 2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bancroft, Milton Keynes Posts: 1,906 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Drove the car into work this morning, 55 miles. Mostly 50mph and 70mph cruising on motorway. OBD temperaturatue Rose to 85 degrees after about 4 miles then stayed between 85 and 89 degrees for entire journey. That's up from average of 60 degrees on previous same run. Will continue to monitor it during warmer weather. But so far im well happy with this cheap and easy solution to the thermostat problem. __________________ Chris

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bernard1971 Regular poster rover 75 tourer Join Date: May 2011 Location: rotherham Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new to the forum and rovers i have a 75cdt should i be worried about the stat as it seems a popular topic