[prasamin]

The lesson here is replace it if it has been a while, because it may come out like this:

BTW, the part cost me about $10, and took me about 20 minutes to replace because the screws were on there really tight!

Rich, when I put the new one in, i just put it in without looking at the way it was turned in the housing...that's okay right?...didn't turn it to face any particular way!




I got the 87 degree one for my turbo.....made by Vernet...

[maiku]

i couldn't get the torx screws out by hand (small chinese dude), so i brought it to my mech and he had to use an airgun to get them out

i have to say the car heats up much faster than before

[gutter buffalo]

yep I just did mine as well- I was in a pinch so I went w/ 90 degree genuine Volvo from the dealer. I was told by many sources that the little "bleeder valve" on the Tstat had to be towards the front of the car. If you look @ the write-up on the main site I think you can see what I'm talking about there. Not sure if it's a huge deal, but it could be something.

[Bay13]

The bleeder should be the at the highest point, which is facing forward.

[prasamin]

the bleeder valve is that little loose thing on the ring of the tstat right?...i better get in there tomorrow evening and make sure I did that....

I drove from San Diego to LA today with the new tstat, and no problems....130 miles....but I'm gonna check it anyway to be sure it's positioned right...thanks guys...

[Joe_m]

How did you decide on the 87 vs 90 degree t-stat? Also, did you/do you recommend changing the coolant?

[DEWFPO]

I thought the 90C was for NA cars.

It's always a good idea to change out the coolant whenever you have the system open. Cheap insurance.

DEWFPO

[prasamin]

I got the 87 degree because that's what the dealer and Rich recommended for a turbo....I did not flush the coolant because it was flushed about 2 months ago anyway...i did have to top it off though since i lost alot in the process....

if you haven't flushed the coolant in about a year, then this would be a good time to do it...flush it out, replace the tstat, and refill the coolant....

[KLS]

The long-shank T40 torx bit can be hard to find...no one in my little town could even order one. I got mine from mcmaster.com.


Ken