It is in a sealed plastic housing situated between the water pump and engine block. The plastic housing has three hose connections and must be relaced as a unit. Remove the intercooler pipes for better access.The top hose is a ' T ' shape follow the ' leg ' of the ' T ' down to the themostat housing.
Bernie
January 2012
follow the top hose from the radiator to thermostat housing on the engine,.thermostat is in there.
tranny granny
December 2011
richie if its the same as the petrol 200 its at the rear of the engine under the inlet manifold theres a long metal pipe which runs along the rear of the engine the thermo is located by the waterpump end hope that helps it was a pig of a job on the 200 petrol 16v
dave c
December 2011
follow the top hose from radiator back to the engine,usually in a housing there
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