thermostat

1. leeK9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 letterkenny,donegal,ireland Posts: 1338 citroen saxo VTS

   #1 30th April 2008, 01:07

   can you take the thermostat out of your car and drive as normal?
   
   i have a vts and the temp is fluctuating between half and 8/10th's up the temp gauge.it used to sit dead on half when i was driving and then go up to near 3/4 up before the fan would cut in.changed the cooland and there is no air in it so i think the thermostat is closed a little and is obstrucing water
   
   what are the cons of having no thermostat.will the car just run cold for longer or will it play havoc with the feuling or whatever
2. tif992ss Saxo Breaker Joined: May 2007 Scarborough ,North Yorks Posts: 927 1.1 Saxo with gas ( methane )

   #2 30th April 2008, 01:18

   just buy a new one, job done properly and only once !!!
   Aid
3. leeK9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 letterkenny,donegal,ireland Posts: 1338 citroen saxo VTS

   #3 30th April 2008, 01:20

   but will it run ok is what i want to know
4. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #4 30th April 2008, 06:33

   yes, just really cold.
5. nme224 Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 warrington Posts: 108 citroen saxo vts mk1 , vw golf vr6 ,golf gti mk2 x

   #5 30th April 2008, 06:38

   as above it will take ages to warm up i got 1 from hakfords this week on trade for 7 quid instead of a tenner fo a qh 1 not there own brand
6. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #6 30th April 2008, 12:03

   as williams said, itl run really cold, so engine wont get up to temperature, oil wont thin down.
7. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #7 30th April 2008, 12:08

   Youll also risk cavitation by the water pump.
8. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #8 30th April 2008, 12:09

   what does that mean
9. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #9 30th April 2008, 12:27

   If you can be arsed
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavitation
10. leeK9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 letterkenny,donegal,ireland Posts: 1338 citroen saxo VTS

    #10 30th April 2008, 13:15

    is it a big job to replace it?
11. VTS123 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Poole, Dorset Posts: 447 Mk1 VTS

    #11 30th April 2008, 13:29

    Don't do it! It will take ages to warm up and burn loads more fuel in the mean time. If you are going to take it apart to take it out you might as well replace it with a new one.
    
    I strongly recommend a genuine Citroen one though. They are about a fiver more than the cheap ones but, because they seal properly when they are shut, the engine warms up lots quicker which is better for the engine and saves fuel too.