CHANGING THE THERMOSTAT ON MY AUDI A3 8P
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- This is biggest job I have ever undertaken on a car, and I thought it would be a good idea to just 'give it a shot'. Tune in to find out how that went for me...
Joking aside this was a relatively easy job with the right tools and a bit of patience. If you enjoyed the video or even just think it was a good effort then please click that subscribe button to help support that channel!
Leave a comment below if you have any questions or just want to congratulate me on one thing less that's wrong on my car... 
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My uncle has a golf 2.0tdi and he had a similar issue. Even when he changed the thermostat the car still wouldn't heat up properly. The dsg / s tronic cars have a secondary thermostat on the gearbox near the gearbox oil cooler. The VW dealership didn't even know about this. After we changed this it was completely fine. Just thought I would put that out there if it could help anyone
Top stuff mate. Love the audi content mate cause it shows me that my 2010 A3 ain't the only one with issue
Haha definitely not the only one mate! Slowly fixing her up though!
I've got audi a3 in Australia , save lots money thanks for your video mate！
It would’ve been nice buddy, if you could’ve shared a few tips on on getting the job done. Disconnecting hard fuel lines you needed to prime system of fuel.
Great vid, I have a similar problem now with my 2012 Leon mk2 2.0 tdi
Car heats up to 90, without the heating on. If put the heating on the temp drops ...
Amazing video. Easy job until the bottom screw on thermostat. How did you managed to take it off ? What tool did you use ??
can you tell me what tool you used to get to the bottom bolt of the fermostat on audi a3 tdi without moving the alternator please
Nearly 1,000 subs. Smashing it!
haha honestly mate buzzing for that! first half decent milestone.. thanks for the support
Hi mate. Do you have a video when you took out the thermostat in more details?
Hi mate what you think about Audi a3 2.0tdi year 2010
Thanks
Nice one Mati,,,I have a 2012 black edition sportback tdi 170bhp in ibis white, so enjoying the audi vids mate.
You having as many problems as me? 😂
@@matimcfetridge no mate, had the car 2.5 years and apart from rear coils and general running maintenance, she's sweet as a nut 👌👌
Ibis White is the best colour In the range
Started my a3 this morning, minus 40c, drove to work a good half hour, car didn’t heat up at ALL
Given me an idea of what to do next on my a3 👍🏻
Was easy enough, just time consuming!
Got this problem on my own a3! Did this drastically help with the mpg? Keep the good work up, loving all the vids mate
Getting around 50 compared to 42/43 last week mate so certainly noticable! Got 56mpg on a run today!
How important is it to fix that same issue?
Have you got the link to where you got the thermostat. I’ve been told to get the genuine one that opens at 85c not the aftermarket ones that open at 87c, 88c, 89c. And if you got an aftermarket one have you had any issues?
Got mine straight from main dealer mate, wouldnt advise anything else
Nice wideo man. Pls more with your audi a3 :D
What do you want to see? 👍🏼
@@matimcfetridge can you make one where you change the coolant hoses ?
I was thinking more modifications if Im honest mate! Unfortunately I have no need to change my hoses
Yo mate what engine code is this it cega ?
Helpful video! Would the car not hitting temperature contribute to DPF light coming on? I've had my throttle body changed and a coolant flush but the car just won't hit temperature at all, think thermostat will be next to get replaced.
That's the issue I'm having I believe, I'm having real dpf problems. If the car isn't hitting temperature, it won't regen properly and the dpf will keep getting blocked
@@righthello480 Same issue here, I am going to change the thermostat, then force regen the DPF. How did you get on?
@@shanco73 dpf gutted and mapped out and no issues anymore
@@righthello480 Does it pass emissions test for MOT?
@@shanco73 I'm not sure yet my MOT isn't due but the car itself is straight piped and it's very clean bit of smoke every now and again, but it's minor
Hey Mati! Your headlights, are those stock or AM? They look pretty sick!
Totally stock mate!
everytime i have a problem, i search it and boom there you are with the same issue, we can rely on you for buying the audi with the most issues hahaha
Had the exact same issue the garage did it for £160
hey up bud, what were the symptoms of the thermostat? my a3 coolant temp fluctuates a lot and takes atleast 30 miles to get to temp.
those are certainly symptoms mate!
You should also see an increase in mpg. My SEAT 2.0tdi would get 70mpg on a 2 hour drive at 50/60mph roads. But for years could get no higher than 60mpg. (No temp guage) 6 years later, during diagnostics for another reason, i noticed the temp wouldn't go higher than 65°c, but raise when stood still (no air passing through radiator). Fitted a new thermostat (same as this video) and what absolute C#NT it is. And broke my dipstick in process. My MPG went straight back to how it used to be 70+.
Just to say unhelpfully you can take the thermostat out without undoing anything on a 1.6 Petrol. You can’t get up hills but you can take out the thermostat in 5 minutes.
It's a pleasure to watch your videos but does your main job have anything to do with cars?😃
Absolutely nothing to do with cars 😂
@@matimcfetridge That's so cool man! Keep up the good work!
I noticed if any metallic object is left in the engine bay it shows the bonnet is opened, how does it detected that😀
I have absolutely no idea 😂 but let me know if you find out, intrigued me!
my dipstick is also cracked can i ask where did u buy yours?
Straight from Audi mate, about £70
My car gets to about 80 degrees, then drops to about 60 degrees while driving! I really don't fancy ripping half the engine bay out to see if it's the thermostat!
It's definitely the thermostat
If its Dsg do the gear box thermerstat
@@ff_van_petrol Hi mate my car is audi a3 2011 2.0 diesel automatic i have same problem thermostat has been changed but still nothing fixed do you thing i need to change gearbox thermostat? And do you have any advice?
Is there a easier way to change the xenon bulbs??
Any help is appreciated 😊
@@Bradfordbob You disassemble one part of the inner fender. Then you come to the bulbs. No big job
Dude I wanted to buy this car, but seeing this engine bay... man that looks like hell. Just a maze of all kinds of stuff. Looks likel a nightmare to work on and that comes from a BMW owner
probably easy if you know how.... unfortunately I don't know how haha
I got a A3 140 TDI from 2011 and had no big problems, 180000km. Did timing belt last year with my wifes sisters man, took some time but not very difficult really. Worst part was the tensioner for The belt to alternator and AC. Now I have to change termostat because sometimes temperature drop when weather is cold.
just a heads up mate, diesels dont have throttle bodies, what they have is an anti shudder valve :D
Learn something new everyday 😂
Jeszcze jest dobry termostat ,bo u mnie tylko na 1 rok starczy.
Just changed mine. It's a nightmare and not as easy as it looks in this video. There are important steps that are left out in this video. NOW you have been warned.
Hi m8 I'm about to change my thermostat what important steps has he left out?
@@user-cn8sw9pv7x The important steps where he loosens and tightens the 2 bolts that hold the thermostat housing on the engine. The left one is a nightmare to get to, make sure you have plenty of time when you start. It took a lot of effort (carefully with a crowbar) to make enough room for the thermostat housing to come free of the smaller pipe on the right (remember new o-ring for this, I forgot).
And just one more thing, be careful not to pinch the o-ring on the new thermostat housing when you install it. On mine, it was very soft and it took several tries before I was reasonably sure it sat correctly, again because there is so little space to work with.
In my case it didn't change anything that I changed the thermostat, so make sure it's actually faulty before you start. According to Audi, these cars can have a working temperature of between 70C and 90C in winter.
Diesels do not have throttle bodies.