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. 3 (E21)
2. 3 Saloon (E21)
3. 3 (E30)
4. 3 Saloon (E30)
5. 3 Touring (E30)
6. 3 (E36)
7. 3 Saloon (E36)
8. 3 Coupe (E36)
9. 5 (E12)
10. 5 Saloon (E12)
11. 5 (E28)
12. 5 Saloon (E28)
13. 5 (E34)
14. 5 Saloon (E34)
15. 5 Touring (E34)
16. 2500-3.3 (E3)
17. 2500-3.3 Saloon (E3)
18. 2.5-3.2 Coupe (E9)
19. 6 (E24)
20. 7 (E23)
21. See more in applications

The principle of the thermostat work

The classic VEMO 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.