Thermostat, coolant - 820179 VALEO

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. MEGANE I (BA0/1_)
2. MEGANE I Coach (DA0/1_)
3. MEGANE I Coupe (DA0/1_)
4. MEGANE I Classic (LA0/1_)
5. MEGANE Scenic (JA0/1_)
6. MEGANE I Cabriolet (EA0/1_)
7. KANGOO (KC0/1_)
8. LAGUNA I (B56_, 556_)
9. LAGUNA I Grandtour (K56_)
10. LAGUNA I Nevada (K56_)
11. LAGUNA I Estate (K56_)
12. CLIO II (BB_, CB_)
13. CLIO Mk II (BB_, CB_)
14. LUTECIA II (BB_, CB_)
15. CLIO MIO II (BB_, CB_)
16. KANGOO Express (FC0/1_)
17. KANGOO Rapid (FC0/1_)
18. ARENA Combi (A97)
19. ARENA Van (TB, TF)
20. ESPACE III (JE0_)
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The principle of the thermostat work

The classic VALEO 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.