[V6-12v] Re: Thermostat

[Tom Christiansen]

Hi,

Looking at the picture linked to below, it looks very similar to the 
thermostat setup on a 2.8 V6 of the older (1992-95 100, 1993-95 90) cars. I 
changed the thermostat on my 1994 90S without removing the timing belt. It 
is possible but it's a royal pain in the butt. You remove the accessory 
belt and the damper for it. Then you take the starboard side timing belt 
cover off. You should now be able to remove the aluminum piece holding the 
thermostat in place. Gently slide it out under the T-belt and change the 
thermostat.

Check the Bentley manual before doing the work though. As I said, I 
performed this operation on a 1994 90S. The procedure for your car may be 
different.

Tom

At 03:37 PM 1/13/2005, Lt.Kubosh wrote:
>Sorry to say...
>The V6 has the thermostat in front of the engine between the cylinder rows.
>I had to remove the timing belt. (Exactly not me, but my favorite mechanic)
>It is necessary to have the special tool to not move the timing...
>It is close to the red circle (on the picture linked) under metal cover with
>?bulge?.
>
>http://44magnum.czweb.org/pics/frontv6.jpg
>
>HTH
>I don't recommend DIY because of the timing belt handling.
>
>Martin
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of Wintre M.
>Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:22 PM
>To: James4ihl at aol.com; v6-12v at audifans.com
>Subject: [V6-12v] Re: Thermostat
>
>
>Hi
>Happy New year. I would like you to help me out with my V6-12v '96 A6M. I
>wanna know where is the thermostat located on the engine? and is it easy to
>remove it just it is cheda to do it on the 5cyl.?
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Wintre
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