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Old 4th February 2015, 20:33   #11
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Rimmers have the top hoses, at quite a good price too.
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Old 4th February 2015, 22:03   #12
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The only tricky bit I found doing this job was shoving the new stat down the rubber hose. In the end I used a piece of white plumbing waste pipe; 1 1/2" or 1 3/4"; cant remember which. It worked a treat because you dont risk damaging the new stat.

Hope that helps.
I took the hose right off, boiled the kettle made a cuppa and put the end of the hose in a bowl of boiled water, 5mins later pushed the stat in with gloved hands with a lot less agg than I was having outside in the cold. I went for the 89c stat from Matt and am now toasty and warm in a few minutes even at -4c like yesterday morning.

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Old 4th February 2015, 22:45   #13
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I put a new inline thermostat in a few weeks ago the needle is now at 9 o'clock

but the temperature is only reading 75 to 82 I think I will have to try a new one and see what happens.

It still heats up fast and the heater is hot.
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Old 5th February 2015, 08:49   #14
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I put a new inline thermostat in a few weeks ago the needle is now at 9 o'clock

but the temperature is only reading 75 to 82 I think I will have to try a new one and see what happens.

It still heats up fast and the heater is hot.
If cold outside and if you use demist or the heater then that would not supprise me.
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Old 5th February 2015, 09:04   #15
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Hi, Ken Lion you noticed my deliberate (?) mistake.
As Klarzy says this is the easiest, though more expensive, solution for sorting out the faulty BMW thermostat.
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Old 5th February 2015, 09:37   #16
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I just used the pipe on the Car to push the new stat in

But even now in this cold it still only gets to about 80-82 ish , even after my 15 miles to work . ( do have the heater on tho ' )

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The only tricky bit I found doing this job was shoving the new stat down the rubber hose. In the end I used a piece of white plumbing waste pipe; 1 1/2" or 1 3/4"; cant remember which. It worked a treat because you dont risk damaging the new stat.

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Old 5th February 2015, 11:56   #17
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The problem with our engines is that they're very thermally efficient - and with the heater on full blast you'll often see a less-than-optimal temperature, even on a long journey.

My last 75 had a new thermostat (OEM BMW) and that will happily sit at low 80s on a very cold morning, the same as my ZT-T with an inline item fitted.
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As Whitevanman says, i found it easier to remove the top radiator hose, submerse the end of the hose in boiling water for a few minutes then put some washing up liquid on the end of the rubber pipe and the thermostat pushed in easily, without heating up the rubber hose you will have great difficulty pushing the thermostat into the pipe, makes the job much easier.
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Old 8th February 2015, 20:03   #19
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Someone on here once accused me of "bodging " a job because I replaced a plug that fails regularly with soldered joints.
Well, if that was a "bodge", then hammering a thermostat down a pipe must be the biggest bodge ever.

If you're going to do it, buy the correct piece of kit and do it correctly.

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Old 8th February 2015, 20:11   #20
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The only difference between a bodge and a good repair is the amount of time it lasts between fix and fail...

Your fix was not purist, but it was not a bodge as it worked and will continue to, this is not a bodge because it works and continues to on many cars over a long period of time...

I myself fitted the exterior housing mod, but only because it was easier and it is shiny..
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