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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 20:27:04

Title: thermostat guide
Post by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 20:27:04

is there a there a how to change a thermostat guide on here my temp gauge does not seem to move

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: Jimbob on 28 February 2010, 20:28:06

yes, try the index in the top of the maint section, or my sig...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229464812

assuming you have a v6 ;)

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: tunnie on 28 February 2010, 20:28:12

my mind reading element has burned out and not working today, what engine?  ::)

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 20:30:19

yes sorry guys would help 2.5td

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: charlie on 28 February 2010, 20:30:55

as it got aircon :y :y

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 20:31:32

yes

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: tunnie on 28 February 2010, 20:32:15

don't know much about the TD, but does the needle move even just a bit?

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 20:36:08

it moves just off the bottom but it does not shove out anuff hot air even to demist the window i drove the car 20 miles and the heaters were blowing out coolish air

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: charlie on 28 February 2010, 20:43:57

drain rad, little red plug thing passenger side at the bottom, drain clyinder head (bolt in head above the turbo) with it not having aircon no need to take viscous fan off,take hose off thremostat housing,unscrew the three 10mm bolts what keep housing on,replace thomostat plus o ring tighten the three bolts evenly to 8nm,refill header tank with 50/50 mix with antifreeze/water, put heating on full leave the cap off the header tank,start car and press the hoses to get the air out of the system :y :y

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: charlie on 28 February 2010, 20:46:32

it should say take viscous fan off.Its got aircon :y

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: gateshead on 28 February 2010, 21:01:15

thanks charlie. does the coolent system not need to be bleeded on the engine or rad someware

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: charlie on 28 February 2010, 21:07:28

the thermostat got a nipple on to self bleed,putting the aircon on hi setting with fans at max,while pressing the hoses gets whatever air left in there out ::)

Title: Re: thermostat guide
Post by: charlie on 28 February 2010, 21:10:35

you must bleed the system as soon as youv'e refilled water in header tank