VW TDI CJAA thermostat SHORTCUT also cbea late models. Save some time with this trick

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[@Mikefngarage]

thanks for your comments and likes. thanks for watching. Hope you can use this technique to fix your car with a little less greif

[@mikesrandomvideos]

cant loose with that shortcut

[@dopiaza2006]

Needs AC regas after? As far as Im aware 'service position' is just moving the front end forward 6 inches or so, not removing it all!

[@stevejohnson6977]

what year is this car? Jetta?? How could it be easier when you’ve got the radiator & A/C condenser off?? You’ll need to recharge the A/C as well.

[@SailingSVRose]

Wish I seen this video first! Hard job without the right tools. I popped my triple square M8 out of the socket, cut the bit short with a die grinder, then attached it to an open end 5/16” wrench, wrapping it in electrical tape to hold it on. With the large wire harness out of the way to the common rail, I was able to get the bolt out! 😂 time for a beer

[@evanchiasson9762]

worked for me, didnt have to go into the service position, but will probably be easier in the long run! only needed to remove that one bolt behind oil filter housing and pryed the hose over and thermostat popped out

[@xVLADx47]

I’m doing mine right now and I took that bolt behind the filter and when I try to pop it out it goes almost all the way but just dosnet and I can’t even move that thermostat at all

[@eneeland]

I'm selling my Jetta now. This is wayyyyyyy too much work to take out a thermostat.

[@bobirving6052]

Good stuff

[@housco11]

Thanks so much.

[@the2120company]

thank you for sharing,
Merry Christmas

[@sebasconde9378]

Thanks and nice trick!!!

[@aaron___6014]

Doesn't this require an AC system recharge?

[@hollows61]

20 minutes to pull the whole front out of that vehicle impossible. A F1 team could possibly achieve that time

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank s

[@dulemml]

mnogo je sve lakse kad se skine alternator.
dok je motor u automobilu tesko je skinuti termostat bez skidanja alternatora.

[@gasa1165]

Honestly not worth doing this method. That plastic tube running behind the oil filter house is brittle and it broke on me when I was trying to finagle it out.

[@bsrcat1]

The "service position" lol 🤣 wth?

[@evanshireman5644]

nothing new or special, I take it you have never done much research on your car?

[@johnhomles2711]

I’ve tryed 4 geniune thermostats on my mk4 caddy 2.0 dsg and still dosent get engine heat when driving , only gets hot if left idioling and ideas what else I can try

[@ThePhonecat]

Check if your caddy has a thermostat for the dsg transmission

[@wonkeep85]

100% the thermostat for the DSG box. Sits on top of the box

[@kadencleaves6554]

@@wonkeep85 mine also does the same thing, never gets hot enough if driving down the interstate, but as soon as I’m idling, right up to normal operating temp, is that the dsg thermostat then?