C270CDi thermostat

[Geoff A]

Well, after following threads on poor coolant temp I bit the bullet at the weekend and fitted a new 'stat to the C270Cdi. Genuine part was £44 complete with sender, seal and housing.
Took me an hour and a half (and I withdrew the oil filter to make life easy). Broke a couple of clips, but no drama. I also syphoned coolant and re-used it.
Temp now sits at 85/90C according to the gauge, instead of 70-ish. And the car warms up within 5 miles. I'd just like to thank all those who shared their experiences in previous posts about thermostats, which goes to show how useful this forum, and its members, can be.
Ta

 

[Buffers]

Hi, did my stat because of the same reasons you had. it was a very easy job but was amazed when l first spoke to garages about changing it how much cheek sucking l got. Looked up a thread on the site and did it myself!! great knowledge here without the bull sh!t.

 

[Chrishazle]

And if your experience mirrors mine, you should not only have a better heater, but also see an improvement in MPG. My S203 went from about 42 average (on the trip computer) to over 45 after the stat change! I cheated though - bought the stat from MB but had it fitted by my village garage - £40CIH.

 

[Geoff A]

Hi, did my stat because of the same reasons you had. it was a very easy job but was amazed when l first spoke to garages about changing it how much cheek sucking l got.

I know. One local muppet quoted me 1.8 hours (and then said call it 2, which pi**ed me off) and he then proceeded to tell me the stat would cost £180+vat. I asked if it was made from unobtainium and he didn't get my drift. I even asked the local MB dealer for a quote but didn't get past "it will need to be put on our diagnostics machine first, which costs £90". Well, they got told too. I would have used Ollie at PCS but I'm not close enough and couldn't swing a trip in his direction, so I resorted to getting my hands dirty this time.

And yes Chris, I'm looking forward to better mpg's too. Happy Days.