VOLKSWAGEN 2.5 THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT

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In this video I do a quick run through on how to replace the thermostat on a Jetta with a 2.5L 5 cylinder engine, the job is very similar on the beetle and rabbit with this engine as well, thanks for watching
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@joeybrogna580 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Thank you. Tackled this today but still need to get myself some triple square bits, will finish the job tomorrow I’m sure! Thanks again.

@EuropeanAutoRepair 7 месяцев назад

No problem! Hope it goes smoothly

@hushson9411 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the video! On my way to the mechanic right now to instruct him on what to do.

@E.cen.triq_Livin 2 месяца назад

Lmao. If you gotta instruct the mechanic, get another one. STAT! 😂

@thereal_ledesma 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. It helped out alot.

@pedrocarralero805 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video helped a lot.

@imanuelboardman9987 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much I appreciate the information

@DANIELDAVILA-xz1zp 6 месяцев назад

Thanks good job! Very educational.

@LasVegasVet 5 месяцев назад

So helpful thanks G

@sandiegolife6192 3 дня назад

Great video big help

@antoniogoldi1240 10 месяцев назад

Thank you . U did help someone

@hondacivics4life 9 месяцев назад

Why didn't you just remove the alternator and bam the piece is right there

@caseyhelmer6423 Месяц назад

This video was hella helpful bro. Thanks

@EuropeanAutoRepair Месяц назад

Glad it helped you out!

@caseyhelmer6423 Месяц назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepair hell I had to pull it apart twice. Got the thermostat changed out, car back together, codes cleared. She drives it to work and the alternator takes a crap. Voltage regulator. When you open the thermostat housing it dumps fluid directly on to the back of the alternator. I know they are supposed to be able to get wet to an extent but coolant is a different story.

@EuropeanAutoRepair Месяц назад

@@caseyhelmer6423 dang! Sorry to hear that man, I haven’t seen that one happen yet on one of those, I’ve seen it on bmw with leaky oil filter housing gaskets tho

@caseyhelmer6423 Месяц назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepair it’s a pain. The idler pulley that blocks the top alternator bolt from coming out has to come off. It has 3 screws , 1 of which is in the blind. So you do it by feel. Car evidently had been worked on before because the T30 screw was waddled out. I eventually had to use a dremmel and grind the top of the screw off . There was no getting around it. No room to drill into it, couldn’t get an overshot on it. Lucky the bracket isn’t spring loaded and it has the other 2 screws to keep it in place lol hell of a job. Gonna put it all back together when I get home in the morning.

@johnnestor8332 Месяц назад

Thank you, great job!

@EuropeanAutoRepair Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@sfsandman4489 6 месяцев назад

thanks bro!

@paulinojusaino9335 4 месяца назад

Really contemplating on doing this job but its gotta get done now or never😂

@ozziesantillan4166 29 дней назад

Where can you find the "special tool" the long 6mm hex head? or can I use a standard 6mm with a long socket extension?

@harleypointer5984 10 месяцев назад

Dude thank you

@EuropeanAutoRepair 10 месяцев назад

No problem man!

@alfonsogtafoya2332 7 месяцев назад

Damn so disassembling everything for that

@EuropeanAutoRepair 7 месяцев назад

Yup it’s not as bad as it looks hah

@One.-- 11 месяцев назад

I had an old Ford 69 truck man them day it took 5 minutes 😮 2 bolts😂

@EuropeanAutoRepair 11 месяцев назад

Hahah back when things made sense

@ceelocee8328 7 месяцев назад

Yeeeeeah...I think I'll let the mechanics handle this... Not as easy as it sounds. Thanks for the info!

@chancepyburn4167 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I’m broke but not broke enough to do all this for the thermostat

@halogod5426 9 месяцев назад

on a 2010 in 2023. i bought the thermostat because it was so cheap and THEN i looked up what the job was.

@JoeInFresno 8 месяцев назад

Perfect comment, I said the same thing. LoL

@THEFIREPPL 7 месяцев назад

I did all the labor just to find that the screw was stripped underneath 😢

@guywithaname1 7 месяцев назад

lmao

@gabeh.5061 7 месяцев назад

It’s a $900 job where I’m at apparently, so looks like I’ll be doing it myself lol. Don’t forget to replace the intake gaskets too while you’re there

@gradywilson9213 2 месяца назад

Great video, while you are at it throw some new piston rings, and resurface the valves 😊 thank you.

@EuropeanAutoRepair 2 месяца назад

Haha thanks

@user-cc6yr5to3t 4 месяца назад

I can’t find the extension triple square for my 13 Passat help plz I went everywhere

@oliver882k 3 месяца назад

When you put everything back are there torque specs you should follow or just nice and snug???

@EuropeanAutoRepair 3 месяца назад

It’s always a good idea to torque every bolt you can get specs for and even more important if you aren’t a technician and don’t have a good feel for tightening

@MaxisBallinonaBudget 3 месяца назад

I don't know if you'll see this but my 2008 rabbit 2.5 has been springing a leak from the radiator intermittently and always takes a long time to warm up do you think it could be the thermostat stuck open or more likely a clogged or bad radiator the car never overheats it just sprung that leak and now has me wondering. It will stop leaking too for days then one day will leak some more, on and off.

@shugarysubstances 2 месяца назад

I'm guessing both, if you want the cheap route first do a flush, pull hoses and check for nasties, then do radiator and thermostat.

@oliver882k 2 месяца назад

Thanks for walk through on this job. I just finished installing a new thermostat. There wasnt any visible difference between the old and new thermostat. I was thinking the old one was stuck open because while monitoring my engine coolant temp it wasnt making it to 190F..ish. it was more noticeable on the freeway. The temp would drop to low 170s even into the 160s. Now it seems to drop to high 170s but seems to maintain temp around 180s to 190s. Is it normal for the temp to drop to 180s while on the freeway???

@EuropeanAutoRepair 2 месяца назад

That does seem a little unusual, I guess if you aren’t getting a cooling system malfunction fault and your heat is still working well I wouldn’t worry about it, typically from what I’ve seen they maintain engine temp a little better than that at a cruise tho

@oliver882k 2 месяца назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepair ok thanks ill keep monitoring the temp. Im using an obd2 reader with the torque app.

@noahtattershall3599 5 месяцев назад

Great video man! I’m trying to track down a leak and I’ve had a shop diagnose it for me. They say it’s the water outlet flange, I believe it’s the thermostat housing. Do you know where the water outlet flange is located relative to thermostat housing? What’s your experience with the water outlet flange on these cars?

@EuropeanAutoRepair 5 месяцев назад

You will see coolant on top of the transmission likely with the outlet flange leaking as it bolts to the back of cylinder head, with the thermostat housing leaking it will be underneath the intake manifold pretty central

@noahtattershall3599 5 месяцев назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepair I really appreciate the response man. From under the car it looks like it’s coming from where the housing is, but again that shop swore it was the outlet flange. I’ll have to check it out again once I can get it on the lift.

@EuropeanAutoRepair 5 месяцев назад

@noahtattershall3599 curious what you’ll find

@noahtattershall3599 5 месяцев назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepair me too, this thing has been pissing coolant for several months and I’ve had enough lol

@harleypointer5984 10 месяцев назад

What about the fuel line we disconnect is there anything to do with the fuel pressure after you put the hose back on?

@EuropeanAutoRepair 10 месяцев назад

It should reattach and not be a problem, double check all your hose connections, I hope it’s just something simple

@ISTHIStheKRUSTYKRABx 10 месяцев назад

soooo i took my car in today and they are saying that it might be a thermostat cost to fix. not entirely sure yet, just an initial diagnosis. i have a coolant leak. which sucks. i got an oil change about 2 weeks ago as well. should this have been found before? 8 months ago they replaced the water pump, radiator, serpentine belt bc of prior leaks. raped my wallet for $1900… but yeah, how much should it be for a thermostat fix and should it have been found before? thanks in advance!

@EuropeanAutoRepair 10 месяцев назад

I’m not 100% sure on pricing but I would imagine it around 5 or 6 hundred bucks, not sure on labor rates at your local dealer or independent. I’ve seen them go from being fine to dumping coolant without much warning in the past so it is possible, cooling components usually hood up pretty decent on the 2.5l engines it’s unfortunate that you had all those failures

@richrodriguez6543 Год назад

Any throttle adaptation needed when it goes back together?

@EuropeanAutoRepair Год назад

Shouldn’t really be necessary, if you end up cleaning the throttle plate while you are in there it wouldn’t be a bad idea to perform adaptations

@harleypointer5984 10 месяцев назад

I did all of this and when I put it back together my car won’t idol correctly it started then stopped for a second and then continued running rough till eventually the rpm’s just kept going up on there own and I had to shut it off

@chasekolar8847 9 месяцев назад

Harley clean ur throttle do a seafoam treatment if necessary

@gmobile612 3 месяца назад

Does the manifold gasket also need to be replaced before reinstalling?

@EuropeanAutoRepair 3 месяца назад

Yeah definitely a good idea to replace that

@shugarysubstances 2 месяца назад

@@EuropeanAutoRepairI just had to pull the intake maybe 3 months ago for something else and I really don't want to shell out for those gaskets again. I personally think they're fine to reuse but want another opinion before I dig into this 😅

@EuropeanAutoRepair 2 месяца назад

It’s not the recommend procedure but you’ll be fine for sure lol

@meloche1syndrome 7 месяцев назад

Ggeeeeeez i did this on my explorer and it took me literally 20 minutes. I gotta take the whole engine apart? Ugh

@EuropeanAutoRepair 7 месяцев назад

I’m sorry, not a great design

@delkahchop3612 3 месяца назад

Thanks. Wanted to see what the mechanic is abou t to charge me an arm c leg to replace. Could i do it yes. Do i want to no. Oh well. $$$!

@smhaceofspades2813 Год назад

Holy moly all this to just replace our thermostat, I take it there is no hitting it from the bottom to replace it

@EuropeanAutoRepair Год назад

It’s honestly not as bad as it seems, the whole thing probably takes 1.5 hours I’d say

@gabeh.5061 7 месяцев назад

It’s either take the intake off or go from underneath, loosen the motor mount, jack the engine up, take the belts off to get the alternator off and you can squeeze in from where the alternator sits. Definitely easier this way

@smhaceofspades2813 7 месяцев назад

@@gabeh.5061 lol yeah that definitely seems like a lot more work from the bottom access LMAO🤣🤣🤣🤣.

@oliver882k 4 месяца назад

@@gabeh.5061 do you have to lift the motor?? Is it possible just to remove the alternator with the car jacked up? My thermostat seems to be stuck open.

@MaxisBallinonaBudget 3 месяца назад

What a ridiculous vehicle this has been with the 2.5L all this just for a thermostat 5 hours for a radiator unbolting motor mounts and moving the engine for a water pump like what the hell vw.

@EuropeanAutoRepair 3 месяца назад

I’m with you man

@timclark3449 5 месяцев назад

In my 99 Camry it's literally two bolts a 15-minute job looks like I'll be spending a couple hours doing this just to save a few pennies

@EuropeanAutoRepair 5 месяцев назад

Yeah a thermostat shouldn’t be this much work that’s for sure

@SuperGreenManalishi Год назад

That's a lot of work to change a thermostat.😬

@EuropeanAutoRepair Год назад

Not my favorite thermostat job

@ThisIsOSOS 9 месяцев назад

Tesla the way to go

@user-bm4qf2ox1f 5 месяцев назад

Omg what is wrong with German engineers?

@EuropeanAutoRepair 5 месяцев назад

They like seeing us struggle lol

@djkassiuskaybeatz4358 Месяц назад

My 2003 BMW 325i wagon is much easier to work on. But my daughter's Jetta is another story

@baileymatthews4158 20 дней назад

you have a sexy voice

@EuropeanAutoRepair 20 дней назад

Hah thank you! I appreciate the confidence boost

@bullishbeartrader6121 18 дней назад

Wishing you didn't buy a VW now? 😅

@johnnyq1233 Год назад

What a pile of crap!!! I'm surprised that you don't have to remove the heads and timing chain/belt!!!!! You're just changing the thermostat, right? Definitely want to look at several key replacement videos on any vehicle you plan on buying. My Subi is a breeze on just about anything I need to touch, starter, alternator, plugs and wires, thermostat, timing belt. The only bad thing is the valve cover gaskets or a head gasket job... But you only do that once in a lifetime of ownership and it will cost you, so don't abuse it and keep the oil fresh!