How to replace the Thermostat on a VW 2.0 TDI engine

[@Leonx584]

Just wondering why you didn't remove the rear wheels too? 🤣👍🏼

[@chrissdk]

yes hahahaha

[@sskkuuddrraa]

i removed all for after this video..just for sure!

[@MoroccanAnwar]

Looooooooool

[@mememaster147]

Halfway through the vid I thought he was going to drop the engine.

[@brianxhindoli2344]

Remove the sunroof too lol

[@SteichenFamily]

Holy cow.... This is German engineering? Use to be a guy could change a thermostat with socket wrench in 5 minutes 😲

[@codyrussell813]

Dude worst car ever to work on… I’m in the middle of working on one now and they suck

[@MrTeknown]

I cannot even change highbeam bulb on my A6 C6 and lowbeam is also very difficult and you have to detach the servo liquid reservoir for it...

[@dopiaza2006]

You can on a Mk5 2.0 TDI

[@codyrussell813]

@@dopiaza2006 you can in 5 minutes?

[@dopiaza2006]

@@codyrussell813 On a Mk5, not the Mk6 on the video!

[@viachim]

Very interesting educational video 🎉 however there are many missing moments for this operation and to many parts where disassembled for nothing 😀 🎉

[@nrfgroup]

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[@chrissdk]

90% of the parts you remove don't need to be removed, you're doing way too much work! remove the throttle valve, the hose underneath and loosen a hose on the additional water pump as a drain for the water. I've changed it twice this way

[@martin323guerrero]

Do you have a video ?

[@chrissdk]

@@martin323guerrero you find it on KZbin

[@chrissdk]

@@martin323guerrero kzbin.info/www/bejne/enSoY4B8qcZsgJI

[@martin323guerrero]

A mechanic is currently changing mine. Dealer wanted 2400 parts and labor, bought the parts (thermostat and water pump) for 800 dlls plus coolant. Turns out the thermostat had a leak for a while. Every time I’ll go to jiffy lube they’ll ask if I wanted coolant. I had a slow leak all this time and didn’t know about it. My car is a 2018 VW Tiguan 2.0 TSI. Just putting this out there. Btw found a mechanic who did it for 300 dlls

[@AlexTheGrumpyOne]

Agreed

[@ebarudzija263]

I changed one yesterday. I only removed the throttle and some minor other things. But it was a pain in the ass to remove the bottom screw holding the thermostat.

[@tomredshaw3998]

What did you use to get the bottom screw? I got all of the pipes off drained coolant etc and ended up putting it back together 😂

[@Data4664]

Amazing thnxs for real quick guide!

[@nrfgroup]

Thanks a lot 🧡

[@mearnsa00]

I have to change this on a q3 TDI. Are you sure you can't get access to the thermostat by removing the feed pipe to the throttle body at the front of the engine?

[@Norkization]

Done it twice this way now. Very tight to pull the thermostat out but you can do it 😊

[@DNT88_]

Thx god i saw this before replacement ... better i sell the car and buy something else.

[@DPoner]

Is this CRUA? Looks like a different intake than my 2015 tdi (USA)

[@Andy_83_SWE]

Why the hell do you make this so complicated? No need to remove like 80% of what you did 😂

[@TheObtuse]

This is over engineering to the German Degree. Fixing it and selling it ASAP!

[@darrinbega302]

I'm a VW mechanic and California yeah you got to take everything off everything did I say everything everything

[@sebbetjorn9367]

So u are bad mechanic, its enough to remove lower intake pipe,throttle body ,and unscrew one 10mm bolt from oil level stick and its enough Access to unscrew thermostat housing

[@cello313]

yes... everything... at the 2liter engin you have easy 5houers and can be a luky dude if nothing broke... i do it today... cheers

[@Koda18]

​@@cello313calls for 2.2 hours not 5 Jesus people need to learn to turn a wrench.

[@loyisojumbe4578]

The correct way as per elsa system yes these comments comes from home diy and enthusiast which is fair enough as they don't have the luxury of lifts and fancy power tools cordless. for regular joe like myself this will be lengthy exercise

[@ОлександрСлобожанский]

Какое качество термостата фирмы NRF?? Хочю поставить себе на Пассат Б5 2.0 ALT бензин

[@johnhomles2711]

Mine engine only gets warm if left idioling soon I drive engine temps drops that cold , rpm cold start comes in and it’s been to dealers for various , Thermostate’s/ sensors changed , dosent use water and good return flow , can u advise what it maybe , cause water to take ages to get warm and not holding engine tempture when driving

[@NikolajKristensen]

Do you have DSG?

[@TheAugustBurnsRedFan]

could be your fans

[@ff_van_petrol]

Dsg stat

[@dopiaza2006]

DSG thermostat, very easy and cheap fix.

[@nickshirley5031]

errrm no thanks 90% of what you just did was not needed

[@tipptop9]

🤫 its a nice earner when you know how

[@Snowdog216]

Good info, thanks! I have a US Passat TDI GLS, purchased in March 2022 with 140,000 miles. It is in good condition, but needed some things fixed. It lived in TX and TN and is now in NE Ohio. In the summer it got a full coolant flush, drain, fill, run till at full temperature with tap water (our water is very clean) 2 times, then same process with distilled water, then filled with spec Ravenol concentrate coolant from Blauparts. I did not take any special steps to burp system, just checked it every few days, it needed a little topping off, but thats all. Heater was working. Thinking back it did not seem that hot. Temp gauge got up to say 120, again in hindsight I now know that is low. Now outside temps are near 35F/5C, and temp gauge is only going up to 90F. So am I looking at replacing the thermostat? Any input would be appreciated.

[@aaron___6014]

Thermostat. Same thing with mine. As soon as the temp went down to 40F the cars temp gauge would no longer read 190.

[@JayRides-ul9uf]

Wow! And I thought replacing the thermostat on an mk3 ford focus was bad.

[@robertwolf9380]

Would it not be easier just to pull the whole engine out

[@yurijimenez2557]

Not if your doing it at home

[@cello313]

just the intake bridge and the rail

[@Gibbler_Nibbler]

If you do what they did your not far from having it out.

[@loyisojumbe4578]

in fact in most of these cars if you have the luxury of engine hoist it is a lot safer and convenient to pull out the whole motor as they were built that way in the first place. however we don't all have the luxury

[@balthazarbratt8194]

I just had to get this done at a shop $840 in labor

[@fecat93]

$860 at a dealer in Chicagoland. 2012 VW Jetta TDI Wagon. I like the vehicle, but it seems like most of the maintenance is emissions and electrical, which I've never encountered on my previous Japanese cars. As much as I like the driving and comfort/convenience I won't buy another German car after this.

[@balthazarbratt8194]

@@fecat93 same

[@thelifeofshawn9041]

@@fecat93 exactly im on my 2nd Vw

[@VeraClears]

@@fecat93 that’s why you delete and tune and 90% of the issues are resolved

[@DarkAttack14]

my first time ever using a shop instead of working on the car myself vw managed to misdiagnosis their way into a new thermostat which then proceeded to leak so they had to pull it all apart again. thermostat labor twice for free and they managed to put a ratchet in my radiator that visit as well requiring a brand new radiator. by the time they finished fucking up i had 90% of a new cooling system.. dealerships can be pretty bad

[@rozaanvanderwesthuizen656]

I have this car i took it in on Monday morning 7:00am its now friday and they are still not done replacing my thermostat and water pump

[@germanespinosalopez9012]

Still not done ?😅😂

[@RoxusRemo]

done yet?

[@rozaanvanderwesthuizen656]

@@RoxusRemo it took them 7 days

[@RoxusRemo]

@@rozaanvanderwesthuizen656 Thats a long time

[@eneeland]

So essentially take apart almost the entire engine to replace a thermostat? I'll never get this car.

[@DarkAttack14]

You should see how bad the emissions system is to work on, deleting it the easy way without having to drop the subframe involves unbolting one axle at the trans and then sawzall the shit out of the dpf mounting plates and pipes till it fits out without dealing with the subframe and a new alignment.. I blew my turbo post delete and replacing the turbo was not all that crazy of a job once the emissions bs was out of the way

[@DJgoon12]

@@DarkAttack14 why do you think your turbo blew?

[@TheBenLG]

I think you got some other video mixed up, it doesn't make any sense, you remove lots of parts that aren't near the thermostat and then magically the thermostat is removed 🤔

[@shizz7le489]

At ine point i was convinced the engine was going to be pulled out 🤔

[@JMc.D]

……next remove the drivers seat and rear view mirror.

[@bohdieholm5403]

Seems like alot of unnecessary things that where removed that didn't need to be.

[@MM2009]

This shit since Valeo started making parts for VAG it's pain like repairing french shit cars.

[@markhowarth6838]

WTF thank god I've got a PD engine

[@dopiaza2006]

Yep, all done in 20 mins - and that includes a cigarette break!

[@heavyDiesel-vy4bc]

absolutely engineering at its worst

[@nmcben]

Just scrap the car and buy something else. What a joke German cars are now. To think we used to admire German engineering, now they make useless unreliable garbage.

[@nrfgroup]

Hi! Thank you for sharing your opinion.

[@cristianJoker2512]

wth it's this? are they crazy? who designed this engine should work in prisons, german engineering my a$$

[@Beparepa]

Yes because you would get tired and give up before getting the job done. I put a thousand curses on the engineers of VW while owning this car.

[@니멋대로냥]

진짜 인간들...

[@Antuanin]

😯😯😯😯????

[@ooj316]

is this a joke?

[@Gibbler_Nibbler]

Im lowkey pondering on that myself

[@Beparepa]

He forgot to tell us to dissemble the wiper motor and abs too

[@suprarune]

You removed far to much than needed

[@TaqweemAhsan]

More music than video. Friggin joke.

[@nrfgroup]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We'll take your feedback into account as we work to improve the balance in future videos!

[@thomastaylor1644]

You need to cut the bullshit music and get on with video

[@nrfgroup]

Thanks for your feedback! We're sorry you didn’t like the music, and we’ll keep it in mind for future videos

[@esequielanaya7600]

Too fast