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I replaced mine with a genuine BMW one off something, I cant remember what, the model wasn’t sold in Australia, so it had to be imported, that was probably a couple of years ago, haven’t looked at it since.
SMALL bead of silicon, I have been messing with vehicles for 70 years, I never use silicone on engines or gearboxes.
Bought a car recently, cheap, got to remove the sump and front timing cover because of oil leaks.
It’s previously been sealed with silicon. I always use and will use Permatex, it dose not dry or go hard and it just comes apart when you need it to. I don’t know of anything better.
Not had a T,stat for months,
Just a thought
Thermostats when cold, close the waterway to the radiator off and open the bypass, so the water circulates in the engine, heating the engine up quickly.
Most ware in engines, is said to occur when the engine is cold.
Thermostats when hot, open the waterway to the radiator and close the bypass to the engine, circulating the water through the radiator. RR 2005 4.4 petrol
Any spelling mistakes are the fault of spellchecker
Previous MG J2, CITROEN light 15 x 2 gone unfortunately
Present MERC 180e, RANGE ROVER L322, JAGUAR XJS, MERC 280SE, MG F, JAGUAR S-Type 6v 2003, jaguar s-type 8v 2004, Ford Cougar
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