Hey everyone hope you are well just a quick question regarding the thermostat on my 2.0TDI 2013

I picked up a new thermostat and housing from Audi yesterday along with 5l of coolant, is this a job that I can do on the drive at home or would it be best to take it into a garage to get replaced ?

Don't want to get myself into trouble and get stuck if its a horrible job to do

Thank you

7 hours ago, DTLEWIS2026 said:

Hey everyone hope you are well just a quick question regarding the thermostat on my 2.0TDI 2013

I picked up a new thermostat and housing from Audi yesterday along with 5l of coolant, is this a job that I can do on the drive at home or would it be best to take it into a garage to get replaced ?

Don't want to get myself into trouble and get stuck if its a horrible job to do

Thank you

Hi if its an ULTRA its a poxy job and bear in mind if its auto it will have two of them as one is for the box.

Steve.

Hi Steve thanks for the reply mate it's a 2013 2.0 TDI avant Black edition Quattro B8.5 i'm not very clued up on Audi so not sure what the ultra is ? I was advised due to my symptoms it would be the main thermostat at fault and pictured below is what Audi gave me yesterday

I have had a few labour quotes one of £130 and the other £80-£90 he said the alternator would nee to be removed to do the job ? I haven't heard of that before on what ive since read when replacing the thermostat ?

Any ideas before I respond to them

Thank you

they are very reasonable quotes mine was a pig to do but that was on a audi a4 2011 tdi

Edited April 13Apr 13 by alpha omega

Just to update the thread the Mobile Mechanic arrived at lunchtime did the job in around 1.5 hours without touching the alternator and I paid £90 labour so quite happy with that

Fingers crossed its all sorted now thanks for everyones input :)

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