1996 Volkswagen Passat Engine Cooling Parts

Our products are engineered and tested to provide years of trouble free operation. Backed by over 50 years of mobile a/c experience, fix it once and fix it right with Imperial.

Product Features:

• Adjustable thermostatic fan control
• 160 Deg. F – 210 Deg. F thread-in probe
• For use with Imperial electric fans
• Thread-in probe for installation in water jacket or radiator
• Contains gaskets, O-rings, or seals to properly replace the product
• Brass construction for accurate temperature sensing
• Zinc coated terminal to resist corrosion
• Vehicle specific applications

MAHLE® gaskets provide world class sealing products trusted by OEMs & Technicians around the globe.

Product Features:

• All MAHLE gaskets meet or exceed the original equipment specifications providing the finest sealing products available
• MAHLE gaskets utilizes OE equivalent or better materials in all our gaskets
• MAHLE gaskets is the leader in Domestic, Asian and European applications
• The contents of MAHLE gaskets are packaged in shrink wrapped tray, giving you the added security of knowing that you have the right parts, prior to opening the package

Carquest Premium Vehicle Solutions provides high-quality solutions for a wide range of applications. The Engine Cooling Fan Switch regulates the operation of the cooling fan based on engine temperature, preventing overheating and ensuring optimal engine performance by maintaining a safe operating temperature. Engineered for maximum performance and durability, our products are built to excel in even the most demanding conditions, ensuring reliable operation and long-lasting value.

Product Features:

• Durable Construction: Designed with high-quality materials to withstand harsh environmental conditions, ensuring long-lasting performance in extreme temperatures, vibrations, and moisture exposure.
• Precision Engineering: Accurate sensing and switching capabilities provide reliable performance, reducing the risk of malfunctions and improving vehicle safety and efficiency.
• Easy Installation & Maintenance: Designed for quick installation and minimal upkeep, reducing downtime and repair costs for both manufacturers and consumers.
• Fit/Form/Function: Each vehicle electronic component is engineered to meet or surpass OEM standards, ensuring precise fit, optimal functionality, and reliable performance.

Fel-Pro® gaskets are specifically designed for the repair environment to deliver a reliable seal on even the most troublesome applications. Designed for imperfect sealing surfaces and manufactured with proprietary materials, you can count on Fel-Pro for innovative sealing solutions for the real-world repair environment.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
• Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
• Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment
• Unsurpassed quality you can trust
• Each Fel-Pro gasket, no matter how small, is engineered to exacting standards with proprietary design, engineering and manufacturing processes

Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
• Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
• Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment
• Unsurpassed quality you can trust
• Validated for fit, form, and function

Carquest Premium Thermostat Housings are manufactured with OEM quality materials and safety standards by an OE Supplier. This housing will meet and exceed the expectations of the OE thermostat to insure the best product for your cooling system. Stands up to even the most demanding automotive cooling systems. Manufactured with OEM specifications and processes. The construction of this housing is improved over the OE design to fix and update any issues that the OE design may have had.

Product Features:

• Easy, one step fit and installation
• No special tools required
• Meets or exceeds all OEM standards

This premium water pump uses new high-quality components and is designed to meet or exceed OE specifications. This pump is 100% tested to ensure quality. Bearings, gaskets, seals, impeller, hub and housing are all designed for long-lasting service life. All necessary gaskets and seals are included.

Product Features:

• 100% tested for reliable performance
• Durable housing features precisely machined mounting surface for proper sealing and fitment
• Equipped with weep chamber or similar feature to help prevent unnecessary replacement
• Included heavy-duty unitized bearings, pressed-on hubs and optimal impeller clearance for a long-lasting water pump
• All gaskets or seals necessary for water pump are included
• This pump is driven by the accessory belt and we recommend replacement if nearing service recommendation
• This pump is driven by the timing chain; see vehicle manufacturer recommendation for replacement of timing components
• This pump is driven by the timing belt; see vehicle manufacturer recommendation for replacement of timing components
• Additional Notes: Includes gasket

Carquest Premium Vehicle Solutions provides high-quality solutions for a wide range of applications. The Engine Cooling Fan Switch regulates the operation of the cooling fan based on engine temperature, preventing overheating and ensuring optimal engine performance by maintaining a safe operating temperature. Engineered for maximum performance and durability, our products are built to excel in even the most demanding conditions, ensuring reliable operation and long-lasting value.

Product Features:

• Durable Construction: Designed with high-quality materials to withstand harsh environmental conditions, ensuring long-lasting performance in extreme temperatures, vibrations, and moisture exposure.
• Precision Engineering: Accurate sensing and switching capabilities provide reliable performance, reducing the risk of malfunctions and improving vehicle safety and efficiency.
• Easy Installation & Maintenance: Designed for quick installation and minimal upkeep, reducing downtime and repair costs for both manufacturers and consumers.
• Fit/Form/Function: Each vehicle electronic component is engineered to meet or surpass OEM standards, ensuring precise fit, optimal functionality, and reliable performance.

Carquest Premium Thermostat Housings are manufactured with OEM quality materials and safety standards by an OE Supplier. This housing will meet and exceed the expectations of the OE thermostat to insure the best product for your cooling system. Stands up to even the most demanding automotive cooling systems. Manufactured with OEM specifications and processes. The construction of this housing is improved over the OE design to fix and update any issues that the OE design may have had.

Product Features:

• Easy, one step fit and installation
• No special tools required
• Meets or exceeds all OEM standards

Our products are engineered and tested to provide years of trouble free operation. Backed by over 50 years of mobile a/c experience, fix it once and fix it right with Imperial.

Product Features:

• Rapid-Cool Thin-Line electric fans
• 10″ Diameter
• 650 CFM
• Use as a pusher or puller fan
• Motors built and tested to quality specifications
• 10 in. universal fit reversible fan
• 650 CFM
• UNIVERSAL fan, NOT a direct OE replacement. Measure core and verify space.

Cracked or lost the original engine coolant reservoir cap- Replace it seamlessly and effectively with this precisely engineered, direct replacement cap.

Product Features:

• Direct replacement – this engine coolant reservoir cap directly replaces a cracked or lost original cap
• Application specific – made to match dimensions of reservoir cap on only certain vehicle years, makes and models
• Seamless fit – reverse-engineered from the original equipment to fit perfectly
• Excellent value – a quick, easy replacement that’s less expensive than going back to the dealership

Carquest Premium Radiators offer one of the largest product ranges in the aftermarket, covering more than 95% of the popular automotive and light truck applications. Carquest Premium Radiators meet or exceed original equipment specifications, ensuring that products fit and perform just as well or better than the original parts, providing you peace of mind.

Product Features:

• Our B-type tubes feature central reinforcement to provide greater tolerance to pressure. Stronger tube design means drastically reduced probability of tube failure.
• Our deep extrusion header provides a stronger tube to header joint which is more resistant to the effects of vibration and thermal tube expansion, virtually eliminating tube to header leaks.
• Our fin edges are folded for increased stability and heat disbursement properties.
• Our included “multi-fit” attachments allow one radiator to cover multiple vehicle applications without sacrificing OE fit. This results in wider vehicle coverage with substantially less inventory.
• Thermal expansion cuts allow for longer life and reduce failure rates by allowing improved core expansion and contraction during normal heat cycles.
• We design and manufacture all our radiators to meet or even exceed Original Equipment specifications. We take pride in producing the most reliable replacement parts in the market.
• We use longer header tabs for increased pressure resistance. This reduces the potential for tank to header leaks.

Rein Automotive OE quality expansion tank kits, install, fit and perform the way the original manufacturer intended. These tanks are designed to match or exceed the OE materials used and are produced from virgin plastic with no regrind to prevent cracking from heat cycles and ensure the plastic is durable and will have a long service life

Product Features:

• Includes sensor (if applicable) and Cap
• Produced from virgin plastic meeting/exceeding OE specifications and ensuring long life
• Resistant to cracking and wear from heat cycles preventing coolant loss
• Direct fitment allows easy installation

This new pump is 100% tested to ensure the highest quality. Each unit is built to meet or exceed all OE specifications and is validated for fit, form, and function. Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit and correct operation for unsurpassed quality.

Product Features:

• Built to meet or exceed OE fit, form and function
• All components necessary for installation are supplied with pump
• 100% tested for reliable performance

Fel-Pro® gaskets are specifically designed for the repair environment to deliver a reliable seal on even the most troublesome applications. Designed for imperfect sealing surfaces and manufactured with proprietary materials, you can count on Fel-Pro for innovative sealing solutions for the real-world repair environment.

Product Features:

• Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
• Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
• Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment
• Unsurpassed quality you can trust
• Each Fel-Pro gasket, no matter how small, is engineered to exacting standards with proprietary design, engineering and manufacturing processes

With Victor Reinz gaskets, you can be sure you are getting sealing solutions that deliver OE quality gasket technology and engineering. That is because Victor Reinz is an original equipment supplier and the trusted choice of manufacturers the world over, offering broad coverage for foreign and domestic cars and trucks. In Victor Reinz gasket sets, you get the right combination of components needed for fast, long-lasting repairs.

Product Features:

• Choosing Victor Reinz assures getting OE quality parts in gaskets sets that have the coverage, contents, packaging and electronic cataloging to best meet the needs of the aftermarket.

With Victor Reinz gaskets, you can be sure you are getting sealing solutions that deliver OE quality gasket technology and engineering. That is because Victor Reinz is an original equipment supplier and the trusted choice of manufacturers the world over, offering broad coverage for foreign and domestic cars and trucks. In Victor Reinz gasket sets, you get the right combination of components needed for fast, long-lasting repairs.

Product Features:

• Choosing Victor Reinz assures getting OE quality parts in gaskets sets that have the coverage, contents, packaging and electronic cataloging to best meet the needs of the aftermarket.

Rein Automotive OE quality thermostat assemblies install, fit and perform the way the original manufacturer intended. These assemblies are designed to meet or exceed the OE materials used. Rein thermostat housings are constructed of metal or plastic based on vehicle specific factory requirements. The housings are constructed from molds cast directly from the OEM parts to meet the strict tolerances of the vehicle’s factory specifications. This ensures a smooth and easy installation, just as one would expect to find with OE quality. Rein thermostats are produced with high-quality metals and components to ensure proper durability and service life. The thermostats are temperature calibrated to have a consistent and precise response suiting cooling system needs. Our quality thermostat assemblies aim to provide the profession repair technician and vehicle owner the peace of mind and trust that is expected from an OE quality component.

Product Features:

• Matches original equipment design specifications
• Direct fitments allows easy installation
• Manufactured to strict engineering standards/specifications in materials and tolerances
• Thermostat set to 87 degrees Celsius to maintain optimal running temperature

Carquest Premium Thermostats are manufactured with OEM quality materials and safety standards by an OE Supplier. This thermostat will meet and exceed the expectations of the OE thermostat to insure the best product for your cooling system. Stands up to even the most demanding automotive cooling systems. Manufactured with OEM specifications and processes. Copper case and wax compound assures rapid response to temperature changes in the coolant. Offset design, air relief valve, and OEM style seals included where applicable.

Product Features:

• High grade stainless steel and copper construction
• Meets or exceeds OEM standards
• Consistent and precise response to cooling system needs
• Original equipment design for worry-free direct fit replacement
• 100% tested and calibrated

With Victor Reinz gaskets, you can be sure you are getting sealing solutions that deliver OE quality gasket technology and engineering. That is because Victor Reinz is an original equipment supplier and the trusted choice of manufacturers the world over, offering broad coverage for foreign and domestic cars and trucks. In Victor Reinz gasket sets, you get the right combination of components needed for fast, long-lasting repairs.

Product Features:

• Choosing Victor Reinz assures getting OE quality parts in gaskets sets that have the coverage, contents, packaging and electronic cataloging to best meet the needs of the aftermarket.

With Victor Reinz gaskets, you can be sure you are getting sealing solutions that deliver OE quality gasket technology and engineering. That is because Victor Reinz is an original equipment supplier and the trusted choice of manufacturers the world over, offering broad coverage for foreign and domestic cars and trucks. In Victor Reinz gasket sets, you get the right combination of components needed for fast, long-lasting repairs.

Product Features:

• Choosing Victor Reinz assures getting OE quality parts in gaskets sets that have the coverage, contents, packaging and electronic cataloging to best meet the needs of the aftermarket.

For European vehicles, A.P.A. manufactures the URO Parts brand of quality replacement parts, which meet or exceed OEM specifications. URO Parts components are ideal for both professional and DIY vehicle repair, and are often the exclusive aftermarket alternative to overpriced ¿Genuine¿ components. By reducing deferred maintenance with URO Parts, you will increase the bottom line of your business. With its URO Premium line, A.P.A. offers problem-solving upgraded components that are superior to failure-prone OEM parts in design and/or materials. A.P.A. is so confident in the longevity and reliability of URO Premium products, . URO Parts also specializes in accurate reproduction parts for classic vehicles, including a huge variety of items that are no longer available from the dealer.

Product Features:

• Guaranteed fitment
• Hose Flange is manufactured to OE dimensions for easy bolt-on installation and reliable hose connections
• High-quality composite material (part numbers ending in “PRM” are aircraft-quality aluminum) resists warping or cracking that leads to dangerous coolant leakage

Meets And/or exceeds OEM stAndard; Includes quality gasket or O-ring to ensure proper seal (where applicable; 100% virgin resin material to insure durability; 100% leak tested; Direct-fit replacement for ease of installation

The Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor determines the exact temperature of the engine coolant by sending an analog signal to the ECM to ensure proper air/fuel ratio along with proper operation of the cooling fans and temperature gauge. The Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor may be located on the cylinder head, engine block, thermostat housing or intake manifold. Reasons for replacement include, check engine light illumination, erratic or no temperature gauge operation, erratic or no cooling fan operation, and engine overheating.

Product Features:

• OE MATCHED: Wires and probe length match OE. Mounting clips included where applicable
• FASTER RESPONSE TIME: Thermal conductive grease inside brass housing increases sensor response time
• THE DIFFERENCE: Thread sealant/o-ring installed where applicable. Thermistor placement within the housing matches OE to ensure proper output. Proper thermal conductive grease to provide accurate temperature transfer to the thermistor

Electrical parts control all aspects of vehicles on the road today. Replacing these components when they are starting to fail will ensure your vehicle has maximum performance and fuel economy. This is why Rein Automotive electrical parts are application specific and match the design and function of the OE parts.

Product Features:

• Tested to ensure maximum performance
• Manufactured to strict engineering standards/specifications in materials and tolerances
• Long life and durability
• Made by the OE manufacturer

This engine cooling fan assembly is precision-engineered to match the fit and performance of the stock radiator fan on specific vehicle years, makes and models. It has been rigorously tested to ensure it cools as effectively as the original part.

Product Features:

• Ideal replacement – this engine cooling fan assembly was precision-engineered to match the fit and performance of the stock radiator fan assembly on specific vehicles
• Complete package – assembly is designed with the same materials and components as the original part
• Quality assured – motors are tested in laboratory settings to ensure performance
• Cost effective and reliable – trustworthy manufacturing for far less than same part at the dealership

This engine cooling fan assembly is precision-engineered to match the fit and performance of the stock radiator fan on specific vehicle years, makes and models. It has been rigorously tested to ensure it cools as effectively as the original part.

Product Features:

• Ideal replacement – this engine cooling fan assembly was precision-engineered to match the fit and performance of the stock radiator fan assembly on specific vehicles
• Complete package – assembly is designed with the same materials and components as the original part
• Quality assured – motors are tested in laboratory settings to ensure performance
• Cost effective and reliable – trustworthy manufacturing for far less than same part at the dealership