Thermovalve?

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BristolE30
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Post Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:31 am

Hey zone

Quick question - I’ve got a carb’d 316 and on the upper water divider/housing I’ve got two sensors/switches. One is the coolant temp sensor and the other is a two pronged plastic looking sensor called a thermovalve on realOEM. Anyone know what it’s for/why it’s there?
It’s not Hooked up to anything.

Pic below, looks the same but yellow
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BMW E30 316 ‘87
BMW E30 325i ‘88 :bmw:
Bristol, UK
BristolE30
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 532
Joined: Thu May 16, 2019 7:43 pm
Location: Bristol

Post Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:01 am

Hey guys,

Anyone have a clue what this is? /can I use it as cooling bleed valve as the M10 has none?😂
BMW E30 316 ‘87
BMW E30 325i ‘88 :bmw:
Bristol, UK