replaced my thermostat, and surprised what i saw!

[Recaro18]

has this happen to anyone? i was surprised when i saw it...the thermostat broke into pieces..glad that nothing fell inside the cooling system...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d610b3127cce93933695018800000016108ActmrRizYt_

[mbsickness]

I have seen the exact same thing happen in my VW. Pretty scary stuff. Was your car overheating?

[Recaro18]

my car was running hot....went all the way up to 115 degrees on the gauge...which is 5 degrees short of the red-zone...so i figured, flush the coolant and then replace the thermostat...guess that was the culprit...my car still runs at around 100 degrees in traffic on a 95degree heat...guess thats normal...

[fastmayte]

damn, thats weird.

my car's running at 110 in traffic, 90 on the freeway. i think it's my fan clutch, but gonna change the thrmo too

check your fan clutch