07 Vantage - New Thermostat Fitted Today
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Just to add some notes from my experience, to back up the very useful info in the FAQ.
I ordered a new thermostat from ebay using the Jag part number. £29.99 delivered.
Based on my car and my experience today I'd add this to the FAQ:
1) There is a drain plug in the rad, on the driver's side, facing the back of the car:
I accessed it from above after removing the rad fans (very easy, 2 nuts & 2 electrical connectors) but you can probably get to it from underneath just by removing the undertray. The drain plug doesn't come all the way out, and has a notch in it so you can direct the flow of coolant. Very smart. I drained a couple of litres but a load still came out when I removed the thermostat housing. Maybe you need to drain it right down.
2) I didn't need to grind the end off the stud to get the bracket off, but I *did* need to cut it to get the stud out and remove the thermostat housing. I guess this means mine has never been replaced. It looked like this when it came out:
Cripey.
Seems to be better now !
I ordered a new thermostat from ebay using the Jag part number. £29.99 delivered.
Based on my car and my experience today I'd add this to the FAQ:
1) There is a drain plug in the rad, on the driver's side, facing the back of the car:
I accessed it from above after removing the rad fans (very easy, 2 nuts & 2 electrical connectors) but you can probably get to it from underneath just by removing the undertray. The drain plug doesn't come all the way out, and has a notch in it so you can direct the flow of coolant. Very smart. I drained a couple of litres but a load still came out when I removed the thermostat housing. Maybe you need to drain it right down.
2) I didn't need to grind the end off the stud to get the bracket off, but I *did* need to cut it to get the stud out and remove the thermostat housing. I guess this means mine has never been replaced. It looked like this when it came out:
Cripey.
Seems to be better now !
Edited by sundayjumper on Saturday 9th September 19:44
I picked mine up on ebay, but they don't seem to have them listed now:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222609734004
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222609734004
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