2011 golf thermostat replacement

Can anyone point me in a direction of a DIY. Any advice? Pointers. I’m searching but not yielding much.
Thanks.

https://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/thermostat-removal-and-replacement-cjaa-tdi-engine/

have you seen this link?

Here is a shortcut. I did mine without taking off the oil filter housing which saves time and having oil and coolant out at the same time......Less mess. Made a video hope this helps.

I did the same thing as farnhamassoc. Didn't take the oil filter housing off. It is a pain but I have seen worse. I did remove the whole front clip off the car to access everything so much easier. I drained and refilled my manual transmission and bled the brakes while I had easy access.

I followed the myturbodiesel link to the
Thermostat removal and replacement- CJAA TDI engine
DIY as well. Painful work but be patient. I replaced the plastic pipe that went around the drivers side and front of the engine as well. Didn't want to do that again.

Kulprit88 said:

Can anyone point me in a direction of a DIY. Any advice? Pointers. I’m searching but not yielding much.
Thanks.

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Stubby tripplesquares. And wabble extensions. Remove the alt. Yake more apart than you think. It'll save time. And remember the new crack pipe oring.