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Old 11th November 2017, 02:58 PM
JulianHicks JulianHicks is offline
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Default 3.0TDi undercooling! Advice on ATF thermostat location, please ...

Guys;

I've had the dreaded underheating problem [gauge reads about 70 and never really gets to 90] for almost two years but finally got round to replacing my engine block thermostat recently - with no improvement.

The gauge input from the sensor must be good as the front seat heater output is directly related to what the gauge says, so I don't suspect the sender is faulty and showing me duff values.

So now I presume it could be the ATF cooler thermostat that 'Snapdragon' alerted us to some while ago.

I've acquired a new replacement, but can anyone please give me a clue as to how easy it is to to get to it so as to replace it? [I don't have the capability - jack or stands - but although my non Audi owning mate has jacks and stands, it would be helpful for some advice on how to use them to get to it before it gets really cold.

Regards - Julian
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