What Thermostat...

1. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

   #1 21st February 2012, 18:18

   Ive been Stumped on replacing the thermostat on my VTR.
   
   My local motor factors and halfords dont have the same one as ive taken off my car. They measured all the ones for 106 saxos they had in stock.
   
   The diameter is too big for the housing. where as the one i took off fits snug.
   
   Can Anyone shed any light on this?
2. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #2 21st February 2012, 18:26

   Theres 2 (afaik) one with the housing and one with the thermostat on its own?
   
   
   
   
3. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

   #3 21st February 2012, 18:28

   Yeah, Its Deffo the bottom one. The difference is, The middle part is the same but the Outer disc is 3 or 4 mm bigger than the one ive taken off my car.
4. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #4 21st February 2012, 23:44

   Sure they are giving you the right one? is there a rubber seal in the box too?
5. Stefan_Wood Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 Birmingham Posts: 1557 Furio, 306Hdi, Astra 1.9cdti

   #5 21st February 2012, 23:51

   Take 1 from a scrapy put it in boiling water if it opens use it, fair few cars you can take it off
6. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #6 22nd February 2012, 07:18

   It will overlap slightly as that the bit the rubber seal sit on which then gives you your seal when it's all tightened up
7. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

   #7 22nd February 2012, 11:54

   2 different places have given me the same answer, all saxo thermostats are the same. apart from the diesel and the ones built into the housing.
   
   My one is a snug fit into the housing on both sides and the new ones are too big. i dont get it.
8. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #8 22nd February 2012, 12:18

   Halfords deffo stock them, I bought one the other day.
9. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #9 22nd February 2012, 14:52

   There's 2 types i cant get a standard thermostat like the ones on a Vts/mk1 vtr to fit in a mk2 vtr housing as the later one has clips and no metal ring
10. user_14329 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Track Thing

    #10 22nd February 2012, 16:14

    Have you priced one up from Citroen/Peugeot?
    
    That would be my first port of call.
    
    number 6 or 8?
    
    
11. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

    #11 22nd February 2012, 22:25

    Ok, now im really confused... The Peugeot Service site and the Citroen service site show the 8v 1.6 engines as 100bhp (citroen) and 105bhp (pug) and the thermostat on the pug site is different only thing is, the thermostat opening temp is the same as the new thermostat i had.
    
    This is the only similarity ive found. but still no correct fitting thermostat.
12. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

    #12 22nd February 2012, 22:45

    The 105 bhp 1.6 8v in the 106 uses the 82 degree stat, thats what I've fitted in mine. Was the same size/shape as the VTR one I purchased which I wasnt happy with as it opened a too high a temperature (88 degree)
    
    http://www.106parts.com/s2/page1.php...=44&part=17562
    
    Also get up a pic of your housing!
13. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

    #13 23rd February 2012, 18:11

    This is mine with the thermostat fitted
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Hope this is of some help.
    
    Edit.. Just noticed how rotten it all looks. time for a new rocker cover at least. lol
14. Stefan_Wood Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 Birmingham Posts: 1557 Furio, 306Hdi, Astra 1.9cdti

    #14 23rd February 2012, 18:24

    Never seen bend thermostat look like that before, usually they are clipped intogether.
    Just buy picture one up there or take the housing to halfords and try all thermostats
15. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

    #15 23rd February 2012, 19:54

    yeah, i got the day off work tomorrow so I'm going try Citroen first then give Halfords a go.
16. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #16 23rd February 2012, 20:12

    I would buy the first one in my post as thats what it looks like - happy car.
17. Claki Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Horsham Posts: 1855 Leon Cupra 200 TDI

    #17 23rd February 2012, 20:24

    Im very sure that they are different diameters.
    
    Heres a comparison pic.