2.5 CRD thermostat
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2.5 CRD thermostat
Following up from the thread from Leedsman...
I fitted a thermostat into the top hose of my 2001 2.5CRD as the original has been jammed open for 3 yrs now.
Confirm that a Renault 5 thermostat fits just great directly in the top hose without any mods at all, just hold it with a jubilee clip. Ten minutes start to finish.
I drilled a tiny 1.5mm hole in the stat to clear any air locks behind the wax pellet.
Warms up in an instant and regulates at half way on the gauge.... brilliant modification for less than £5 :-)
Also this same thermostat mod is popular with rover 75 diesels & also vauxhall vectra & astra diesels with the same thermostat problems.
Mat
I fitted a thermostat into the top hose of my 2001 2.5CRD as the original has been jammed open for 3 yrs now.
Confirm that a Renault 5 thermostat fits just great directly in the top hose without any mods at all, just hold it with a jubilee clip. Ten minutes start to finish.
I drilled a tiny 1.5mm hole in the stat to clear any air locks behind the wax pellet.
Warms up in an instant and regulates at half way on the gauge.... brilliant modification for less than £5 :-)
Also this same thermostat mod is popular with rover 75 diesels & also vauxhall vectra & astra diesels with the same thermostat problems.
Mat
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No mate - a play on words - as in since the mod I'm living in [Rhodes Greece] a permanently warm place now
Last edited by QinteQ; 02-12-2014 at 07:06 AM.
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