The Great Thermostat Debate [Merged]

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[SIZE=2]Good day mga Guru's! hingi lang po sana ako ng advise. bago lang po ako dito. sana po matulungan nyo ko. me nabili ako Sentra 2000 model FE last week lang. napansin ko na asa 3/4 yung temperature nya lagi pero di naman nag-ooverheat. ok naman takbo. bago ko sya start, napansin ko pati bukas na agad yung fan sa kaliwa. ok lang po ba ito?! ano po kaya problema nya?! bago lang po ako sa kotse kasi puro motorcycle ang sasakyan ko. TIA![/SIZE]

Consult a real mechanic to check if your cooling system has been altered,
this would be free of charge normally. Prepare to restore it to OEM specification.
Find out when your cooling system was last serviced. And what was done.
Buy a notebook to keep records.

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sir otep/gurus, pwede ba diy yung pagpalit ng thermostat? yung thermoswitch (nasaan ito?)? yung temperature ko kasi nasa mga kalahati most of the time during normal drive. pero may time na tumataas hanggang 3/4, tapos bumababa uli sa kalahati. i noticed this happens kapag tumataas rpm, ex. going uphill or up a parking ramp, aggresive driving, etc. pero hindi parati. suspetsa ko thermoswitch, kasi ang pagkaalam ko the thermostat's function is only during initial engine start - naka-close sya until the normal operating temp is reached. then it remains open, and then the thermoswitch does its job of turning on and off the fan. i could be wrong though...

Your cooling system is alright. Dont do anything, it aint broke.
Question is when was the last time your cooling system serviced?

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I like this thread. There is no debate.

If you are told to remove your perfectly working thermostat from
your cooling system.


Take your money and run!

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ano ba itsura ng thermostat and where it is located?
yung auxilliary fan ko tuloy tuloy lang ikot.

You can google it.

Do you keep records of services that was done to your car?
Have you check if your cooling system was altered in the past?
When was the last time you serviced your cooling system?
Date/what is the service?

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After buying a used Prado I checked if the thermostat was taken out. True enough, tinanggal nga ng mekaniko! Hanggang ngayon madami pa rin naniniwal na dapat kalasin ang thermostat pag nasa Pinas! Comments please!

Ako, I installed an original Toyota stat immediately. Ung pagtanggal ng stat magiging 1/8 nga lagi ang reading sa temp gauge pero mainit na pala ang takbo ng makina!

Kulang kasi ng mekaniko sa pilipinas. Ang hindi maintindihan ng mga tao
pareho ang singil ng totong mechanic at ng hindi totoo. Ang gusto nila kung saan
malapit sa bahay nila doon sila magpapagawa. Ang cooling system hindi na system
pag binawasan mo ng kahit na isang turnilyo lang.
Hindi alam ng hindi mechanic yon. Kung lumilipad kotse mo, hindi na puede
paliparin yan dahil kulang na eh.

Itong cooling system napaka important ito para sa mga nag aaral
mag DIY pero hindi nabibigyan ng kaukulang importance. Dito mo
malalaman kung me utak ang mechaniko mo o sumusunod lang sya
nalalaman nya. Dito mo rin malalaman kung puede na sya sumingil
ng 300 pesos sa iyo dahil nag usap kayo.

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My friend's 96 LXi Civic, did not removed his thermostat, pero for sure palyado na, and what he did is wire his auxilliary fan in such a way that it is always on. After two months of usage, LXi is still running good, and he haven't added water at the reservoir.

Huwag ka sasakay sa sasakyan ng kaibigan mo kung mahal mo pamilya
mo. Nakita mo naman kung paano nya alagaan sasakyan nya.

Ang tanong isasakay mo ba ang pamilya mo sa kotse nya?

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i removed my theromstat a few months back. ngayon gusto ko ibalik.

sobrang tagal umakyat ng temp e. plus from what ive read, may kaba na ako whenever sa traffic ako tapos maaraw. feel ko hindi nacoo-cool ng maayos yung tubig.

Bakit mo tinangal, ano problema? Tubig lang ang laman ng cooling system
mo? Bakit? Meron ba nag turo sa iyo na tubig lang dapat, ano pangalan
nya, mechanic mo ba sya?

[4agze]

i dont use a thermostat on both of my cars for years never got any problem as long as you know how to proper warm up of your engine before using it and im from california 75% water 25% coolant summer. only pain is winter time atleast 7 to 10 mins of warm up time and change 50% water 50% antifreeze. my track toy i use 75% water 25% redline water wetter no matter what weather, i dont think when your running 9,200 rpm, track temp dont matters just keeping your motor cool is hard as it is.

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i dont use a thermostat on both of my cars for years never got any problem as long as you know how to proper warm up of your engine before using it and im from california 75% water 25% coolant summer. only pain is winter time atleast 7 to 10 mins of warm up time and change 50% water 50% antifreeze. my track toy i use 75% water 25% redline water wetter no matter what weather, i dont think when your running 9,200 rpm, track temp dont matters just keeping your motor cool is hard as it is.

Would you recomend this to just anybody?

Here in the philippines most do not use coolants. They just
use plain water and remove their thermostat to solve their overheating. Those with DIY skills would hotwire their auxillary fan to keep it on as added measure. Most will not even consider the rust build up in their
cooling system from continued use of hard water in their cooling system.

Too many barbers doing the work of mechanics, physicians
and carpenters.

Just some observations.

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yung mitsubishi mirage ko noong araw, tinanggal ko thermostat, wala naman naging problema ... maganda pa rin takbo ng makina hanggang mabenta 6 years later

sabi ng mekaniko "para lang sa malamig na lugar" yung thermostat

hanggang ngayon, naniniwala ako sa sinabi ng mekaniko