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Old 11-18-2015, 12:45 PM
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Default Failed Thermostat

Symptoms: At start of winter noticed delayed engine warmup. Engine really struggled to reach operating temp. Upper radiator hose was warm long before thermostat should have opened.
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Thermostat last checked 2.5 years / 23,000 miles ago, looked fine.
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Old 10-12-2017, 09:17 AM
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The next project!

Is it suggested to switch to an 80°C thermostat for health of headgasket?
87 is factory specifications...
Idk.
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Old 10-12-2017, 12:24 PM
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The lower temp tstat is more to help control summertime overheating episodes. Theory is the lower temp tstat opens earlier during temp rise to help the (borderline sufficient capacity) radiator get a running start to keep rising temps from running away beyond control.

Roundabout you could call it a head gasket saver. More of an aluminum head saver.
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Old 10-13-2017, 05:07 AM
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I haven't been able to see any noticeable impact on MPG or engine health even running the cooler tstat year round. Far from a scientific conclusion but at least it appears not to hurt. It seems like it makes temperatures more stable overall regardless of ambient temp.
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Old 10-13-2017, 11:11 AM
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Thank you for your comments.
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Old 03-05-2018, 03:15 PM
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Wink Wähler, Made in Germany, 87°C

I ended up using the 87Celsius version for now.

The thermostat that came out of the car was manufactured in April 2008 and it got installed on this d24t over 6years ago.
I don't think it started malfunctioning but I decided to have a new thermostat for the car.
Every previous Winters, when weather got colder, around thermostat housing the cast iron was usually a little "wet" and tightening the bolts didn't cure the leak (after removing the unit I could see why: as the o-ring aged, it got harder and "flat" ). No visible sign of discoloration/rust/corrosion and the inner rubber seal looks fine. I think Zerex G-05 is great quality coolant!
No loose particles or rust or anything was found within the cooling system so that makes me happy already.
I think (but i'm not completely sure) that the car now is able to produce better heat now (or at least earlier* than before).

For the Summer months I think I'll use the 80°C version.
Refilling coolant then bleeding all air out of the entire cooling system went really well this time (despite nightmare stories I read) so
I don't mind repeating this project soon. I would like to replace the rear heater hose anyway (the one that is right by the firewall behind the cylinder head) so probably I could add new Mackay upper and lower radiator hoses too. I believe one should not keep fixing things that are unbroken but I assume all our d24 rubber components occasionally get chemicals on them, chemicals that are obviously harmful: diesel fuel vapor from leaky injection pumps or return lines, mist of coolant or leaky power steering fluid (next fix ) , engine cleaning fluids such as soapy water etc and dont forget about stuff that gets under the hood, coming off the road surface when highway driving in rainy weather...also the salt and de-iceing liquid chemicals they use nowdays to melt the snow...straight onto your lower radiator hose. Filter changes also add some fuel onto your rubber or when you install your injectors with new nozzles there us so much mess around!)

I don't think 5-8years should kill rubber hoses but I feel better knowing if they got replaced/checked at least. Now, hopefully soon, fabricating a coolant reservoir with a level sensor....a long wanted item.

Back to the thermostat...
I read it somewhere on this forum that long ago these thermostats used to have an arrow (or a hole?) to show proper orientation so it would get installed in a specific/proper position (hole pointing up etc) although I haven't found any instructions on/in the box.
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Old 03-05-2018, 09:30 PM
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Think the tstat orientation notion was for a tstat with a small air bypass hole in the outer flange. The air purge function would work best when the small hole was oriented near the top (12 o'clock) so trapped air could bleed thru and be purged faster.
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Old 04-08-2020, 05:42 PM
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The last Tstat I installed did not have an arrow, so am I to understand that the new tstats do not have a specified orientation?
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Old 04-09-2020, 07:24 AM
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^^ I believe that is correct, no particular orientation needed. Generally the orientation only matters if there is an air bleed hole in the thermostat (as post #7 above mentions). I don't think the D24/D24T tstats were ever meant to have a hole like this, since with the thermostat located down low in the block, and right at the inlet of the water pump, an airlock at that location is almost impossible anyway. The bleed hole matters more in engine designs where the tstat is located up at the top of the motor. None of the D24/T (or identical Audi spec) thermostats I have ever bought in either of the two prevalent temp ratings has had a bleed hole.

I think some of the greenbooks mention there being an arrow or a hole to worry about since maybe the earliest engines' thermostats did have one for some unnecessary reason (maybe just Volvo's habit since their own gas engines put the tstat up top), but they presumably eliminated that pretty soon once they realized it served no purpose in the D24/T engines other than slightly reducing the thermostat's overall effectiveness.

For our engines, air can be burped out of the cooling system using the greenbook's recommended procedure of disconnecting one end of the hose running from the head to top of the cold start device housing on the IP, as you're probably familiar with. That procedure works well.
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Old 04-10-2020, 04:56 AM
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I thought that bleeding procedure was only for when the cooling system is completely empty.

Wouldn't coolant be spewing from the cold start hose at idle if disconnected with coolant still in the system?
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