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. S40 II (544)
2. S40 II Saloon (544)
3. C-MAX (DM2)
4. FOCUS C-MAX (DM2)
5. 3 (BK)
6. AXELA (BK)
7. 3 Saloon (BK)
8. AXELA Saloon (BK)
9. V50 (545)
10. V50 Estate (545)
11. FOCUS II (DA_, HCP, DP)
12. FIESTA V (JH_, JD_)
13. IKON V (JH_, JD_)
14. FOCUS II Turnier (DA_, FFS, DS)
15. FOCUS II Station Wagon (DA_, FFS, DS)
16. 5 (CR19)
17. PREMACY (CR19)
18. MX-5 III (NC)
19. MX-5 Mk III (NC)
20. ROADSTER III (NC)
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic 3RG 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.