if you dont fix it will it be a problem?
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if you dont fix it will it be a problem?
yes
coz if the thermostat for some reson closes and stays closed then your engine will overheat, then posibly damaging your engine ( head or head gasket)
and if it remains open, then your engine will never reach operating temp and will run cold...
i just got a vtir a few days ago, when im sitting idle at a traffic light or driving around in peak traffic the temp gauge hangs around 1/2 way, but when i drive aroudn at 60kph or so for a lil while it goes all the way back down to zero... is this the same problem or is it that its just damn cold here in sydney???
same problem i reckon, from memory mine did sort of the same thing when i was stopped.
hey guys, that would be the same problem - i used to have all those symtoms, but just got the termo replaced and the car is heating up as it should!!
thank god i read this thread!!
yeah took my car down to hannys and they replaced it for me ... car feels so much better with vtec :)
ok, i went to repco today to buy a thermostat
1st problem: there are 2 types of thermostats, 'off-angle' and 'straight'
2nd problem: it cost me 34 for the thermo and 18 for the gasket. i thought it was only suppose to cost 30max...
go get a genuine thermostat and problem 1 will go away
then problem 2 will be more worse, but you will get better life out of the oem thermostat
fitted and good as new.
I have the same problem. If I park the car and turn it off, the temp pretty quickly gets up to about 1/3 (about 10 mins). When I start it again and drive around, it slowly goes down back to the cold marker.
I've noticed something interesting. It feels like the VTEC only kicks in at about 6800rpm? Should it come in at about 5000? I might try driving my car, stopping and letting it warm up, then see if the VTEC kicks in properly.
I'll get the thermostat changed asap.
Update:
Just got my thermostat changed along with the sender for the temp guage.
Thermostat was sticking and temp guage was sending wrong signal.
It'll all fixed now and driving wonderfully. I kept a log of petrol useage, so now I'll check if the economy is better. I'll give you guys an update on that soon.
most times the spring in the thermostat gives up and keep the thermostat open bascially the thermostat works on the principal of heat to encourage the spring to force the thermostat open when hot , problem is i have seen a couple that get stuck on the closed side and it only takes so long befor colant cannot flow and you effectivly boil your motor and start boom, fun is all over, just change it happened to me before (stuck open) took 20 mins to change and now everything runs deffiently fine