• Installation position: the edges on thermostat and on housing
must align -arrows-.
– Moisten new seal with coolant and fit on coolant connection.
– Fit coolant connection with seal and tighten bolts alternately
and diagonally.
Specified torque: 5 Nm.
– Add coolant
.
– Install noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep.
gr. 66 ; Noise insulation; Assembly overview – noise insula‐
tion .
2.4
Checking thermostat
Note
The thermostat can be tested with the “Guided Fault Finding” un‐
der “Selection of functions and components”.
– Remove thermostat
.
– Heat thermostat in water.
• Starts to open at 80 °C
• Opening at 94°C: 9 mm
2.5
Removing and installing continued cool‐
ant circulation pump - V51-
Location of continued coolant circulation pump - V51-
The continued coolant circulation pump - V51- is secured to an‐
cillary unit bracket -arrow-.
– To remove, ancillary bracket must be removed from cylinder
block
The continued coolant circulation pump - V51- is bolted to ancil‐
lary bracket to specified torque of 8 Nm.
CC 2012 ➤ , Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
6-cylinder direct-injection engine (3.6 l engine, 4V) - Edition 06.2019
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