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Title: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Andy B on 18 January 2016, 22:52:56
Anyone care to guess how much fitted  ......  fitted at a dealer partly due to on going niggly problems that, I have to give the dealer credit for and haven't always charged me for looking. Unlike any other 'stat I've come across, it's not a waxstat but an ECU controlled motor driven affair ......  ???







£265 if anyone is interested  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Jimbob on 19 January 2016, 07:46:34
ouch!
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 January 2016, 07:57:05
Quote from: Andy B on 18 January 2016, 22:52:56
Anyone care to guess how much fitted  ......  fitted at a dealer partly due to on going niggly problems that, I have to give the dealer credit for and haven't always charged me for looking. Unlike any other 'stat I've come across, it's not a waxstat but an ECU controlled motor driven affair ......  ???

£265 if anyone is interested  ;) ;)

The French do some strange things, adding a motor on a French car, most manufacturers use a heater with a wax capsule to support ECU control of stats as there is much less to go wrong!
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: tunnie on 19 January 2016, 08:20:37
While that is very high, assume a big bulk of that is labour?

I just ordered a new stat from Vx for my 2.2, £39 inc Vat (on trade club) - So it was probably around £55 retail...

On 4 pot Omega it would be 1 of hours labour for a stat change @ £100/hr? - So maybe 2 hours for a Shitron, so about right I guess.  :-\
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Andy B on 19 January 2016, 09:19:55
Quote from: tunnie on 19 January 2016, 08:20:37
While that is very high, assume a big bulk of that is labour?

I just ordered a new stat from Vx for my 2.2, £39 inc Vat (on trade club) - So it was probably around £55 retail...

On 4 pot Omega it would be 1 of hours labour for a stat change @ £100/hr? - So maybe 2 hours for a Shitron, so about right I guess.  :-\

Yes mostly labour. The 'stat itself was about £70
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Lazydocker on 19 January 2016, 11:38:32
Got to say, whilst it is expensive for a stat change it's not that expensive for a dealer
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: henryd on 19 January 2016, 11:47:00
Quote from: Lazydocker on 19 January 2016, 11:38:32
Got to say, whilst it is expensive for a stat change it's not that expensive for a dealer

Was thinking similar,doesn't take long at circa £100 an hour to run up a big bill :-X
Title: Re: Citroen C3 'stat
Post by: Andy B on 19 January 2016, 12:22:15
Quote from: henryd on 19 January 2016, 11:47:00
Quote from: Lazydocker on 19 January 2016, 11:38:32
Got to say, whilst it is expensive for a stat change it's not that expensive for a dealer

Was thinking similar,doesn't take long at circa £100 an hour to run up a big bill :-X

You're both right ...... and I didn't get my hands dirty  ::) ::)