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. VIVARO A Platform/Chassis (X83)
2. THALIA I (LB_)
3. CLIO SYMBOL I (LB_)
4. CLIO I Saloon (LB_)
5. SYMBOL I (LB_)
6. TRAFIC II Bus (JL)
7. TRAFIC II Van (FL)
8. TRAFIC Van (FL)
9. VIVARO A Bus (X83)
10. VIVARO A Van (X83)
11. MOVANO Bus (X70)
12. MOVANO Van (X70)
13. MOVANO Mk I (A) Combi (X70)
14. MOVANO Mk I (A) Van (X70)
15. INTERSTAR Bus (X70)
16. INTERSTAR Van (X70)
17. PRIMASTAR Bus (X83)
18. PRIMASTAR Van (X83)
19. TRAFIC II Platform/Chassis (EL)
20. TRAFIC II Rodeo (EL)
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic SWAG 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.