Hi, I recently had a weep from the thermostat housing. My local garage said they could do it if I supplied the part.
Getting it was no problem but I was a bit surprised to be charged £ 350.00 labour to fit it.
What do you guys think, manual says 1 to 1.5 hours to replace. TIA, Peter.

 

You have to:
- empty the cooling circuit
-replace the thermostat housing (I would also replace the thermostat itself at the same time)
-refill the cooling circuit with a mix of new cooling fluid and demin water and bleed it

I think that an hour is optimistic and that 1.5 to 2 hours is more realistic. Do the 350.00 also include new cooling fluid, well, or would that be extra?

Best regards,

Thomas

 

Did you ask how much the repair would cost or what their rate per hour was beforehand?