While reasembaling may 1.8l kombi engine i noticed that there was no thermostat.
I assume the person who owned the car diddn't think it was neccesary to replace.
Should i replace, or not bother?
Would the only effect of not having it be the engine takes longer to warm up??
Cheers
MIlt
vw54 ·
Yes it should be replace along with all the other bits of the mechanism.
KruizinKombi ·
milt, the engine warming up slower is the only problem, but it is a fairly significant problem. Clearances within an engine are set up to be at their optimum while at operating temperature. A cold engine will wear faster than one which is warmed to operating temperature. 🙂
Purple Martin ·
My thermostat and flaps are missing too.
Is it easy to put them in without removing the motor?