Hi,
I recently purchased a 2003 Doblo 1.9JTD 5seater.
It seems obvious that the thermostat must be stuck open since it takes
several miles before any warm air enters the car and the temp guage reads
normal. Reading the manual and looking at the prices, it seems that what
used to be a simple quick and cheap job has been turned into a dismantle
half the car style nightmare, with a whole housing costing over £60
instead of a waxtat costing about £3 and a gasket.
My question is, in principle, could I insert an inline thermostat in the
top hose such as this one on Ebay:
eBay item number:
221704091892
designed to do a similar bypass on another make and model, and restore a
quicker warm up that way without mucking things up with the temperature
sensor which informs the fuel injection control unit, or any other
issues? The doblo thermostat is rated at 88 degres +- 2, and this
potential alternative at 89, so no real issues there. I have already
blanked the EGR at the exhaust end of things, and the thing took off with
wheelspin after I did that - whoa boy!
If anyone understands the plumbing on these things well enough to know if
there might be any issues I'm unaware of, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Neil
I recently purchased a 2003 Doblo 1.9JTD 5seater.
It seems obvious that the thermostat must be stuck open since it takes
several miles before any warm air enters the car and the temp guage reads
normal. Reading the manual and looking at the prices, it seems that what
used to be a simple quick and cheap job has been turned into a dismantle
half the car style nightmare, with a whole housing costing over £60
instead of a waxtat costing about £3 and a gasket.
My question is, in principle, could I insert an inline thermostat in the
top hose such as this one on Ebay:
eBay item number:
221704091892
designed to do a similar bypass on another make and model, and restore a
quicker warm up that way without mucking things up with the temperature
sensor which informs the fuel injection control unit, or any other
issues? The doblo thermostat is rated at 88 degres +- 2, and this
potential alternative at 89, so no real issues there. I have already
blanked the EGR at the exhaust end of things, and the thing took off with
wheelspin after I did that - whoa boy!
If anyone understands the plumbing on these things well enough to know if
there might be any issues I'm unaware of, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Neil