THERMOSTAT COOLANT FOR OPEL ZAFIRA/TOURER ASTRA/J/Sports/Tourer/GTC/K/Van 1.6L MOTORAD 1813-85K

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. ZAFIRA Mk III (P12)
2. ZAFIRA TOURER C (P12)
3. ZAFIRA C (P12)
4. ASTRA J (P10)
5. ASTRA J Saloon
6. ASTRA Saloon
7. ASTRA J Sports Tourer (P10)
8. MERIVA B MPV (S10)
9. ASTRA Mk VI (J) (P10)
10. ASTRA Mk VI (J) Estate (P10)
11. MERIVA Mk II (B) (S10)
12. ASTRA J GTC
13. ASTRA J Coupe
14. ASTRA Mk VI (J) GTC (P10)
15. MOKKA / MOKKA X (J13)
16. ASTRA K (B16)
17. INSIGNIA A (G09)
18. INSIGNIA A Saloon (G09)
19. INSIGNIA A Sports Tourer (G09)
20. INSIGNIA Mk I (A) Hatchback (G09)
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic MOTORAD 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.