Thermostat replacement in North Parramatta
★ 5.0 41 Google reviews MVRL 62840 12-month / 20,000 km warranty 24 years' experience Open 7 days
Running hot, or never warm?
Thermostat Quoted after diagnosisOffer terms
What's included
Quoted for your car before any work starts. The price depends on where the thermostat sits on your engine, so it is tested first and you get the figure in writing before we start.
- Live temperature data read
- Cooling system pressure-tested
- Thermostat and new seal fitted
- Coolant to your maker's specification
- Bled and run to temperature
- 12 months / 20,000 km warranty on parts and labour
Quoted for your car in writing before any work starts.
Prices include GST · Price terms
What it costs
Engine management
Parts and labour itemised in writing before work.
Book this REPAIRSCooling system / radiator
Pressure test, leak found, repaired and refilled.
Book this REPAIRSDiagnostic, scan and road test
Fault-code scan and road test.
Book thisThe price depends on where the thermostat sits on your engine, so it is tested first and you get the figure in writing before we start.
Prices include GST · Price terms
Details
Anything without a published price is quoted in writing, parts and labour, itemised, before it's touched. Not sure what's wrong? The diagnostic is a fault-code scan and a road test.
Thermostat replacement in North Parramatta
Thermostat replacement at Vertex Automotive, 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta, is quoted in writing once the thermostat has been tested with live temperature data. A gauge that climbs in traffic, or an engine that never warms up and a heater that stays cool, are the two ways one fails.
The thermostat is a valve that stays shut while the engine warms up, then opens to send coolant through the radiator. It fails one of two ways.
More detail
Stuck shut, the engine overheats, often within minutes. Stuck open, the engine runs cold: the gauge sits low, the heater is weak and fuel use goes up. Many newer cars log a fault code for it.
We read the live temperature as the engine warms up, and pressure-test the system so a leak is not mistaken for a thermostat.
Why Vertex
A real workshop in North Parramatta
On the hoist
Every car goes up, so we see underneath, not just under the bonnet.
24 years' experience
All makes: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and European.
12-month warranty
12 months or 20,000 km on parts and labour.
Open 7 days
Drop off from 8:30am. Sundays 9am to 5pm.
How it works
Tested first
Live temperature data read as the engine warms up, and the system pressure-tested for leaks.
Quoted for your engine
The thermostat, its seal or housing and the coolant, itemised in writing with the labour.
Refilled, bled and run
Fitted with a new seal, the coolant topped up or replaced, air bled out and the engine run to temperature.
Questions
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Call 0433 950 192
How much does thermostat replacement cost?
It depends on the engine. Some thermostats sit on top and take little time; others are buried or built into a housing. We test it, then quote it in writing before any work starts.
Can I drive with a faulty thermostat?
Not if the engine is overheating: stop and switch off, because heat damages the head gasket quickly. One stuck open is less urgent, but it wastes fuel, so book it in.
Is it the thermostat or the water pump?
Both can make an engine run hot. A thermostat shows in the temperature data; a pump usually leaks or makes noise. We test before quoting, so you pay for the right part.
Does the coolant get replaced as well?
Some coolant is lost when the thermostat comes out. We top up with the type your maker specifies, or replace it all if it is due, and say which in the quote.
What are the signs of a faulty thermostat?
- The gauge climbs in traffic or on hills
- The engine takes a long time to warm up
- The heater blows cool
- The gauge swings up and down
- A check engine light with a temperature code
- Coolant leaking around the thermostat housing
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Find us
- Address
- 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta NSW 2151
- Open
- Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm - Phone
- 0433 950 192
Licensed repairer MVRL 62840
24 years of mechanical experience.
Everyday servicing, European cars and complex repairs. Talk directly to the people working on your car.
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