Removing and installing thermostat for large coolant circuit - all engine codes except CUKB, CXUA — AUDI
Removing and installing thermostat for large coolant circuit - all engine codes except CUKB, CXUA on Audi: 10 steps, engines CJZA, CMBA, CPTA, CSSA.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8V, 2012–2020); platform code 85
- Opens: coolant
- Special tools named: T10527/1
- Renewed: seal
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- Disregard (arrows).
- Do not reuse coolant.
📋 Procedure
- Drain coolant .
- Unplug electrical connector (1) at charge pressure sender G31 / intake air temperature sender 2G299. [Note: Disregard (arrows).]
- Move air hoses clear at air pipe.
- Release fasteners (arrows) with release tool T10527 and T10527/1, and detach air pipe (1).
- Release hose clip (4) and detach coolant hose (3).
- Remove bolts (arrows) and detach cover (2) from thermostat housing.
- Turn thermostat anti-clockwise (arrow) using special wrench T10508 and detach. [Note: Renew seal.]
- Lubricate seal lightly with coolant.
- Bring thermostat into position with special wrench T10508, press down slightly and turn clockwise (arrow) as far as stop. [Note: Do not reuse coolant.]
- Fill up with coolant .
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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