Thermostat, coolant - 18-0432 MAXGEAR

Thermostat is a device for maintaining a static (constant) temperature, as its name implies. There are thermostats of different designs in many devices and mechanisms, from water heaters to refrigerators. There is also a thermostat in a car's internal combustion engine (liquid-cooled, of course). In a car, the thermostat regulates the temperature of the coolant (antifreeze): it accelerates the warm-up of a cold engine and provides heat removal from the hot one. Therefore, the engine works more efficiently and more comfortably for the driver, especially in winter - without a thermostat, the stove would usually blew cold air.

1. C4 II (B7)
2. 508 I (8D_)
3. 508 SW I (8E_)
4. C5 III (RD_)
5. C5 III Saloon (RD_)
6. C5 III Break (RW_)
7. DS4 (NX_)
8. PARTNER Box Body/MPV
9. GRAND RAID Box Body/MPV
10. BERLINGO Box Body/MPV (B9)
11. 207 (WA_, WC_)
12. 207/207+ (WA_, WC_)
13. MINI (R56)
14. MINI ESPORTIVO (R56)
15. 207 CC (WD_)
16. 308 I (4A_, 4C_)
17. 207 SW (WK_)
18. 207 SW Estate (WK_)
19. MINI CLUBMAN (R55)
20. MINI CLUBMAN Estate (R55)
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic MAXGEAR brand Thermostat, coolant is a movable valve that moves due to a change in the external environment - heating or cooling of antifreeze. The thermostat is made of a thermoelement filled with a substance resembling wax in structure - ceresin, with the addition of copper powder, graphite or aluminum for better thermal conductivity. At a certain temperature of the antifreeze, ceresin expands, opening the thermostat valve. When the motor cools down, ceresin contracts and the thermostat closes again.