Which thermostat for the M10? Pics inside

[alen]

Hello so I'm trying to replace the thermostat on my 85 318i and visited a bunch of stores around trying to find one.
Autozone and others seem not to have any in stock because they are odd-looking (seems like it's the housing type), while Napa was the only one that had it and I bought one there (conventional looking).

Well I did some online searching and found pics of both, but how can that be?

One that autozone and others didn't have in stock



One that I bought from Napa today


So which one could it be?

Alen

[Holland]

I bought mine with the entire housing, I really don't know how you would open the metal housing to put that thermostat piece in.

EDIT: Buy the one with the entire housing. that one should be the proper one.

[Schnell 318]

you need the first one.

[xwill112x]

the 2nd one is for a m42, not a m10

[alen]

thanks guys! i returned the one i got and ordered a proper one.

:thumbup:

[Spinning Tires]

Ya i had that problem too about 7 years ago. At that time everyone was trying to give me the second one I had to go to the dealer. Trust me there is no way to get that housing open without destroying it