the thermostat houseing!!!! ive been looking for a good hour and keep trying to find pictures. "its sappose to be above the oil drain bolt", ive been looking and looking and searching and searching and cannot find it. i tried fallowing the hoses from the radiator but nothing
someone give me something to work with please...pictures anything


thanks

 

Year and engine?

 

if its the 2.8 then it behind the timing belt on the passenger side witht eh housing held on by two 13mm bolts. if its the 1.8t then this DIY kinda shows where it is
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng35.shtml
the DIY is for a timing belt but im sure you can use it find where the t-stat is. either way its a PITA and not a 5 mintue job like it was on my old Honda.

 

2001 audi a4 quattro 1.8t

 

Here you go: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4132965

 

thanks, just finished everything. i just wasnt sure if i needed a new gasket on the throttle body or a new ring on the thermostat. other then that everything just went smoothly

thanks

 

Common practice is to use new gaskets and o-rings..