S.Speed
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Hi All..
I know its been posted recently about changing thermostats but I thought I would add my two penneth..
The Tempo gauge in my C270 CDI (2003) was showing a notch or two below the *) mark even after a long run.. I read a post on hyere about that being too low and have to confess to being a tad sceptical..
Anyway I ordered a thermostat (It comes complete with housing and temp sensor and O ring) and fitted it today.
I must admit it was more fiddly than I expected but its done now..
I can report that the temp guage sits around 90 or even very slightly above.
My fuel consumption was not as good as it used to be and I thought the overcool thermostat may be the problem... It was.
Just reyurned from a 20 mile motorway trip and my car averaged 53.5mpg (It was 45mpg for the same run last week).
Soooo if anyone out there suspects that their engine is running too cool then you know the answer..
A Big thanks to Malcolm for pointing me in the right direction via the original post on this subject.
I know its been posted recently about changing thermostats but I thought I would add my two penneth..
The Tempo gauge in my C270 CDI (2003) was showing a notch or two below the *) mark even after a long run.. I read a post on hyere about that being too low and have to confess to being a tad sceptical..
Anyway I ordered a thermostat (It comes complete with housing and temp sensor and O ring) and fitted it today.
I must admit it was more fiddly than I expected but its done now..
I can report that the temp guage sits around 90 or even very slightly above.
My fuel consumption was not as good as it used to be and I thought the overcool thermostat may be the problem... It was.
Just reyurned from a 20 mile motorway trip and my car averaged 53.5mpg (It was 45mpg for the same run last week).
Soooo if anyone out there suspects that their engine is running too cool then you know the answer..
A Big thanks to Malcolm for pointing me in the right direction via the original post on this subject.