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Re: Thermostat question
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Re: Thermostat question
Not 100% on the functionality of my dead zone then. Mine frequently goes back and forth between half a just under half of the gauge as driving conditions vary. The fans kick on when it reaches the halfway mark, then it drops to just under half, about the width of the needle and they kick off. It will drop maybe another half needle width before leveling off or rising again depending on driving conditions. If there's plenty of airflow it will stay 1 needle width below midpoint, in stop and go with AC on it will keep rising to midpoint and kicking the fans on every few minutes. On some serious hills the fans kick on but I've only gotten it to do that once from heavy pedal usage. If the fans kick on at the same time the car starts to pick up speed and airflow acrossed the radiator, sometimes the temp drops pretty far, but picks right back up to normal once the fans stop.
I never see it sit still... Could this be a thermostat problem? It seems perfectly normal to me though, it corresponds 100% correctly to what's going on, driving conditions wise. |
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Re: Thermostat question
You might be right about it sticking open. I originally thought that was the case, but convinced myself that what it was doing is normal. I'll check into it.
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Re: Thermostat question
You might want to replace the temperature sender for the gauge first. It is cheaper and easier. Make sure you get an exact replacement from Subaru though.
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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