Wil Akroyd Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Has anyone fitted one of these? here I'm thinking about investing, was it worthwhile? any pictures of where it was fitted would be great, looks like its an inline fitment? Thanks Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 It works fine, enables easy airlock free coolant refills but is expensive. Otherwise I'm not sure it has any advantages over the standard thermostat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myothercarsa2cv Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Does the same thing as the PRRT for a few quid more. Grubbster on here has had both on his car, not sure which one was better! (His old PRRT works great on my car 😬) Advantages are... Less chance of an airlock, easier refilling, MUCH easier stat replacement, better temperature control of engine and faster warmup with less chance of thermal shock. Disadvantages are... Price , hassle of fitting, possibility you get something wrong when it was fine to start with, etc... If your car works fine, as many peoples' do, then don't touch it. I installed a PRRT because I couldn't solve an airlock, the stat was stuck, and I got too good a deal on the stuff I needed (the whole conversion cost less than a dinner for two at McDonalds 😬). Went silicon at the same time, ooh er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team c7trp Posted May 25, 2013 Support Team Share Posted May 25, 2013 Bung a standard stat in and do the t piece mod we talked about. Cheap and simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubbster Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I had the PRRT, then the chap that looks after my car (or more specifically the engine) said he'd go for the QED solution instead with my high powered K so I let him get on and swap it. I don't have any problems with the engine, but it is quite different from a standard K so whether it's needed on a standard engine is questionable. If you want some pics I can take some tomorrow for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Akroyd Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thanks, The engine isn't a highly tuned one, just a DVA'd 1.6k turning out 155bhp. The problem I have been having is the car running too cool! The engine has never had a thermostat in and has always run perfectly, then suddenly started running at 40 degrees even on a scorcher! It will heat up to the fan coming on whilst stood and remain at 80. Then any movement and all temp is lost. I tried a thermostat which seemed to work, but an hour before I was due to visit the ring it started overheating. The only thing to do was quickly drill out the thermostat and jump on the ferry. I have replaced all the hoses with silicone and added a t piece at the heater end. The O rings for the heater matrix are going to be replaced to make sure they're not leaking, as luck would have it I managed to put a hole in the radiator, so will be fitting a new one of those this weekend. I am now thinking that the "jiggle valve" maybe blocked up, so going to try clean that up. Has anyone any experience of this? Perhaps causing airlock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Temp sensor ?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Like others I have the PRRT.I fitted silicone hoses and for the first time in 3 years got an airlock that I could not shift so went down the PRRT route, absolutely rock steady temperature now and never an airlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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