Vauxhall Astra thermostat housing (p0397 + p0399)
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2022
- Hey guys! Today, I’m replacing the thermostat housing on this Astra! Watch to learn where it is and how to change it and don’t forget to turn on your notifications!
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Great video, job done & the misses is happy. 🙏
That’s perfect mate! A happy Mrs is the key to a happy life, your welcome 🤣🤣🤣
I was so confused at taking off a clip, I thought I needed a flat head screw driver an my m8 said no that's not the right part, then watched this after checking for ages an it's exactly how it was. Thanks m8 very helpful
Awe that’s awesome ☺️ so glad I could help! Have you got it done?
Thanks bud this has really helped me out. Just to save anyone else my hardship buy a new thermostat housing and dont just try to replace the oring/ gasket. I had to do this procedure twice as i hadnt realised how much my old housing had degraded on the inner lip.
Yeah that’s great advice mate! And you’ll be surprised how cheap the whole unit is from main dealers 👌🏻
Well done video with good detail thanks for your help
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
thanks. I needed it.
Awe perfect glad I could help
Awesome content. I am about to do this myself and was a little bit worried that I would need some special tools, but this seems doable. My Astra’s housing just broke apart yesterday leaving it with a hole in it. Cannot add a picture, but please change it before 15 years:)
How did you get on with doing it yourself? Just bought the new housing but unsure if I should get a mobile mechanic to come do it for an hour's labour?
There is no mention of the water pipe gasket, which is essential to prevent leaks.
Yeah there is, you just mentioned it
Great Video, what’s the name of the clip that you took off at 2:26 because my mine came off , I don’t know when it came off but it’s gone, thank you.
Great video, really straightforward. Just wondering what was the grease you used when you connected the thermostat to the engine.
I just used a touch of red rubber grease on the seal
Lpl
Hi, love the video very well explained. Can I ask if there is a seal between the oil cooler pipe and thermostat Housing. I have a leak from this point.
Cheers Mike
Yes! There should be an o ring on there if I remember correctly. The pipe sort of sticks out and slides in to the thermostat very slightly. There should be an o ring in the end of that that buts up to the thermostat housing
@@EllsAutoCare Thanks 👍
Great video thanks for this, the bolts that hold the metal water pipe that you take off are all rusted and pitted and can’t make out the bit needed to undo them, can someone let me know what but to use please, thanks in advance
Hey sorry I missed this if you still need to know I’m pretty sure it’s a Allan key
Hi, what's the name of the sensor on top of the thermostat housing as mine snapped
Hey man, brilliant video. Very clear. I cant seem to find the actual unit online. Eurocar parts isnt very clear. Any idea where i can get one?
Any local factors should be able to get you one. But! I think you’ll be surprised by how cheap they can be at the main dealers. I got one recently for 60 odd pound
What sort of rubber grease do u use please? Thanks for v clear and relaxing vlog. Subbed as do all my own work where I can plus my 3 daughters cars😁
Awe thanks man! Good on you for doing the work mate 💪🏼 I use Castrol but Lucas is good to
Thanx
Sometimes the breather pipe that connects to the throttle body - above the thermostat housing also needs replacing.
Yeah very common to get brittle and snap
@@EllsAutoCare I've just replaced my housing and that pipe snapped at the end the goes into the housing
@@bobsbits8562 that’s common, you can buy them cheap enough off eBay
Hi really good video. Thanks for sharing it. Did you have to clear the coolant system of air manually? Are there bleeders?
Leave the engine run up to temperature with the cap off. The coolant levels will drop when the thermostat opens top it up and leave it run till the blowers blow hot.
Take it for a drive then test the coolant again if it’s fine you have nailed it
Brilliant thanks so much. Literally about to do the job now!@@EllsAutoCare
@@SaifcarRUclips I don’t know where you are. But the weather here definitely isn’t Sunday morning car working weather 🤣
So just done it, went smoothly until I filled back up using red pre mixed coolant about 2 to 3 Litres to then remember it had green coolant in it before.
What's your advise?
Do a full drian from under the rad at the drain point and then re fill or leave it as it is?
A mechanic friend said not to worry about it but I do worry.
You’ll probably be fine mate
Thanks my Friend. I was looking for a video like this. must replace exactly this part on my Corsa D OPC NRE. I broke the flange from the coolant reservoir to the thermostat. The supply line had one. Soot and it broke off when it was removed and the rest got stuck in the thermostat flange. when trying to get the rest out of the flange, the flange broke. a 20 euro damage has now become 120 euros 🤦🏻👏
Awe no! That sounds a right pain! Yeah those hoses do get soft
@@EllsAutoCare you seem to know what youre doing I've got a astra h 1.3cdti and have recently had the spanner light come up on the dash think the fault code is 0115 and refers to coolant temperature being to low it does seem to take a long time to get water temps up to 60c like 20 mins or more. does that sound like a thermostat fault?
@@si4632 could be a coolant temp sensor, with out doing checks I can’t confirm that… but that’s the first place I’d look
also the blower doesnt seem to get very hot warm but not hot but theyre the only symptoms
@@si4632 have you got coolant?
Does anyone know the part number for the thermostat housing breather pipe
Whats the 2 sensors for. The one on the thermostate top and the one in the housing by the back pipes?
Ones a coolant temp sensor and ones actually an electrically controlled thermostat
Hi, did you have to bleed out the air after doing this? Not mentioned in the video. If so how did you bleed are out? Thanks.
Yeah you do have to bleed it. Leave it run for about half hour either the cap off and topping up when needed
The connection on top that you said gets brittle, what's that called? I have to replace on mine as it's pissing out.
It’s a thermostat housing breather hose. There is different options so make sure you order the correct one
good job, one question tho, what kind of seal is there between the water feed pipe and the housing? Mine is in poor state and I cant seem find which one to buy
What feed pipe do you mean?
The small plastic one on top that goes to the throttle body or the metal one he took off, below the thermostat?
The small pipe that he said gets brittle is found cheap on ebay.
The metal pipe has an o-ring. Once again you can find that o-ring in a Oil cooler gasket kit on ebay. There are a bunch of o-rings in the pack so just match the old one to find the new one.
If you're going to muck around with that coolant pipe it pulls out of the oil cooler as it has another o-ring on the end into the oil cooler. Use a small amount of rubber grease to slide it back in. There should be loads of videos about the oil cooler replacement and those pipes.
Yeah Stephen is right you can get the brittle pipe off eBay cheap enough…
But the metal pipe down the front (on his one at least. Had a sort of flange that helped them mate and didn’t have a seal.
Buttt! It very common on these for the head surfice to erode and create a bad mating surfice, for that I don’t really know what the cheapest repair would be. the best repair would be to have the head repaired or replaced
Yeah, I didn't go want to go into great detail. The metal pipes from thermostat housing to water pump and multiple through the oil cooler should all have o-rings or rubber seals. Definitely rubber seal around the flange you mentioned and care needs to be taken when refitting as to not deform it.
Hi what is the pipe which you said was brittle called on eBay as I need a new one thanks
@@mariaadams3555 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133846415266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LU70wwLXRZ-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=jau-Cx8ESfW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Would this be the same thermostat for a Zafira B 2007?
For the 1.6 I believe yes
Just bought a new thermostat and thermostat housing from euro car parts ... Didnt realise the housing comes with a new thermostat happy days back for a refund 😂
Awe no and they sold you both? That seams cheeky. Maybe they just didn’t know
@@EllsAutoCare Tbh mate I don't blame the counter clerks at ecp, they have no clue what they sell. Fingers crossed my 1.8 ecotec is purring now, though I'm waiting for the oil cooler seals to fail soon, seems to be another weak point on these GM motors
@@MylesHSG yeah you have a point to be fair.
They all have common issues, just keep an eye on it because the worst it get the more expensive it is to fix
Did your Gasket come with it?
Yeah it did mate
How much coolant (how many litres) was needed after doing this?
I’m not sure off the top of my head mate… maybe 4L with a water 50/50 mix
So does this whole unit come with a thermostat or is that separate from the housing?
This whole unit came with a thermostat yes. You can by them separately tho if you just need that
It’s better to buy the whole housing with the thermostat.
Mine is leaking from one of the 4 bolts that come on the part that are already pre tightened! Have you got any advice? I am hoping it's just come loose and I can just tighten it up.
I had this once with an unknown branded part I tightened those bolts and it was fine after… Iv never had that issue with the quality stuff tho… try tightening them and see what happens
@@EllsAutoCare It's a genuine part, I had it put on 6 months ago... Thanks, I'm optimistic that might fix it... thanks for the video, it's really good. You are a natural.
@@gregwestwood5160 well hopefully it’s that, with it being genuine I’d expect better quality but this industry always amazes me 🤣 awe thank you so much 🙏🏻 that actually really means a lot so I really appreciate it thank you
@@EllsAutoCare I got it sorted out with my service. The same guy who fitted it, he just resealed it. Next time I'm doing it myself, life is busy, if I'd watched your video I could have just fixed it myself. Cost me £180 for a part you can easily get at yourself.
@@gregwestwood5160 yeah it’s not a terrible job! You can do it next time 👌🏻
How long did it take you to replace time wise?
An hour and a half mate
@@EllsAutoCare Thanks, got one to do on my Zaffira B but no videos out there for that but this one looks exactly the same.
Which one of the models do I need to buy for 2007 astra?
If you go to your local dealership or motor Factors they will tell you which on you need.
@EllsAutoCare thank you :) also can you tell me the price range it costs?
Hi , I ordered the housing and thermostat for an astra. I changed it, however after driving for a while it gave a message of low coolant, when i turned the car off and checked the levels, it was low but it came up again after a few seconds. does it mean the new thermostat is faulty ? thanks
Did you bleed the coolant system?
yes, i did. from the pipes itself at the thermostat junction. was I supposed to drain it all ? its still giving the same problem , after driving the coolant goes low and when u open the lid, it open like a shaken coke bottle lolz help please@@EllsAutoCare
@kashifkhan608 after you finished the repair, when you refilled the system with coolant, did you run it for 10 mins with the tank cap off, heaters on and top up as necessary to get all the air out of the system?
Or did you just refill the system and drive it as normal?
@@MattLockhart81 no bleed it first mate
@@EllsAutoCare I was asking the poster of the comment what they did. Sounds like they haven't bled it before driving.
Hi there mate wondering if you can shed any light the part ontop of the housing you said it’s brittle and gets damaged and you was going to replace it. Do you have the name for that part as I can’t seem to find it’s name 😢
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224243463521?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=HQCEmehUQa2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=jau-Cx8ESfW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Thank you soooooo much I’ve been trying to find it for 5 hours now lol. I have one more part I’m not sure if you can help it’s the metal pipe that’s connected on the thermostat housing at the bottom. I’m subscribing now
@@dini9190 that’s an oil cooler pipe. They aren’t very common to be honest…. Just had a quick look and can’t see any tidy ones on eBay….. main dealer or second hand will be your best bet
@@EllsAutoCare could you send me the link to them on eBay can’t see any on there 👀
@@dini9190 www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004041891442.html
Vauxhall astras are very bad motors as they have so many problems with their coolant system and overheating. 😢
Yeah your not wrong
Can't hear what you saying. You're not very clear and also you show it very fast. Not cleary explaining or showing how to fit. Not happy with your video. 👎
Knob Ed comment..go watch something else then.
Video is fine.....Taking into account nobody has to make a Video for you 😂 ...unless your paying. Which your not.