Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic Consultation And Engine Carbon Clean On Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Petrol (2008 - 104,910 Miles) - F5 Engine Carbon & DPF Clean

Stuck Thermostat – Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 – 104,910 miles)

Adrian @ F5ECC

⚠️ Thermostats do an important job at keeping engine temperatures at just the right level so the engine is at peak fuel efficiency.

️ Misbehaving thermostats can lead to no end of problems (and unless you know what to look for will go unnoticed as they typically don’t trigger diagnostics codes).

❄️ A cold running car will be inefficient and create higher emissions (making a car get dirtier quicker, using more fuel than it should and if a diesel with a DPF can stop the regeneration process).

A hot running car may well overheat if the radiator fans can’t cope.

Here we have a Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 – 104,910 miles) booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean as part of a multi-vehicle booking.

Initial inspection noted the radiator fan running continually which alerted us to a potential electrical issue or temperature issue. Initial diagnostics confirmed a code for coolant thermostat valve stuck.

Live showed the radiator fan was just about keeping things under control for now with temperatures constantly 95°C and over.

‍With the above documented and discussed with the owner then we agreed to proceed slowly and keep an eye on the temperatures. On with the clean and slowly and surely the engine smoothed out, quietened down and thankfully the engine temps stayed steady, but hot. The owner can now get the thermostat dealt with.

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

Stuck Thermostat - Diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean on Vauxhall Astra 1.8 petrol (2008 - 104,910 miles)

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Reviews For our Engine Carbon Cleaning Services

2 weeks ago

Adrian is a lovely fella, explained the process, carried it out well, clearly done exactly what it needed to do as I blew a load of stuff out the back when I drove it after. Will definitely be coming back in the future.

3 weeks ago

Great job
Car running a lot better

Highly recommend

3 weeks ago

Steve arrived to give my Jaguar xfs an engine carbon clean. Presently on 107,000 miles. Explained the process and was obviously very knowledgeable about the process and expected outcomes. And he was a thoroughly nice chap.
The V6 in the xfs is a quiet, smooth, powerful unit and I was not sure of what improvements I would get. Well, I’m impressed. The power delivery is smoother, the engine even quieter and 6 mpg better to boot.
If you want to do one thing to maintain and improve your motor, then this is what you should do.

Mircea Marius Popa

4 weeks ago

Had the pleasure to meet Adrian this morning who performed a carbon clean on my bmw 525d
Very knowledgeable guy, I was really impressed.
Car drives much better now, highly recommend.

Thanks Adrian

Marius Popa

1 month ago

Adrian went above and beyond at every stage. Couldn’t recommend Adrian as a person and the service highly enough.

william farrell

1 month ago

had my jaguar xf sportsbreak car engine cleaned and omg its like new what a great job the power is back Engine diagnostic was brilliant and the service was so good. I would recommend it to anybody.

Tracey Jane King

1 month ago

Leon came out to my car about a month ago. He was brilliant, he did some diagnostics, asked some questions and then got to work sorting out my problem. He was extremely thorough and I could tell he genuinely cares about providing a first class service. Fantastic!

2 months ago

Iv had the pleasure of having 2 Carbon cleans from both Adrian and Mark. Both lovely gentlemen and you can tell they love what they do. My car failed on emissions and this helped me get the car through the test, and at the time, I REALLY needed a pass because I couldn’t get anywhere. These guys saved me. Not only that, it’s a lot cheaper here compared to other places also. Thank you so much and look forward to seeing you in future endeavours.

2 months ago

Great ppl full of advice and very helpful quick to reply definitely use again thanks guys

2 months ago

First class service, very professional and nice guys.
Very knowledgeable on issues with electrical problems with my car.
Arrived on time and completed the work as you would expect from a good reliable company.

Kimberley Everest

2 months ago

What a great experience with Steve today! From start to finish went through the diagnostics step by step with me, explaining everything in detail! Flushed and cleaned the dpf for me cannot fault him at all, work done at ur front doorstep would definitely recommend Thankyou so much for all your help!

3 months ago

Today Adrian from F5 Carbon7 DPF Clean came to de carbonise my xc60 he arrived bang on time he was very courteous and explained in great detail what the process was .
He set up within 5 minutes and went on to the diagnostics and talked me through what was coming up after a reset all was clear. It took about 1 hour in total great job well happy would definitely recommend Adrian well mannered gentleman.

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