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Oct 26th, 2011, 12:41 | #21 |
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yes the one at the bottom is a pain to get to you can just get in with an angled torxe,no gasket comes with the new one . check and see the old one is okay if not use gasket seal. its the 2 torxe screws at the top and not the whole housing
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Oct 31st, 2011, 11:31 | #22 |
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When you say angled torx do you mean something like one of these?
i.e. a allen key style torx http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=13483 Its a right pain to get at and need to buy the correct tool for the job, my normal torx bits are too deep to fit in such a narrow gap! |
Dec 9th, 2014, 23:57 | #23 |
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Thanks for this thread guys.
Mine would pretty much heat up before I reached the edge of town (and it is a tiny town...) to slam in the middle. Now it is stuck one increment lower even when going for an hour long motorway drive. I will assume it is the thermostat and try to find a replacement. How bad is it exactly if it does get warm but just not compeletly? Supposedly the Prius II (my other car) never gets up to normal car operating temperatures unless it is >30C outside (others checked with scangauge and other instruments, as Toyota omitted any visual check, probably BECAUSE it never reaches operating temp), hence people plugging up half the radiator for lower drag and it still not reaching operating temperature. So it doesn't seem to do much harm to an (Atkinson cycle) petrol engine... |
Dec 10th, 2014, 16:26 | #24 | |
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I'd take the friendly warning that all is not well and sort it out. There is the extra possibility though that your thermostat is in fact ok and your engine coolant temperature sensor is going bad and reporting a false reading. The ECT is very easy to access though and resistance test to confirm correct operation.
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Dec 15th, 2014, 01:39 | #25 |
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Mine started to take 10+ miles to get to the right temp. and i noticed my fuel consumption gradually increasing - the avge dropped by nearly 10 mpg.
I was initially horrified at the cost of the thermostat and housing, but thanks to this forum i came upon the Gates item and managed to get one for £16. I installed the thermostat on Saturday (what a mission - would take no more than 15 minutes on most previous cars) and now the car is to temperature in 4 miles even with outside temperatures of about 2 degrees celcius. My avge fuel consumption has gradually started to creep up and i will check with a tankfull from tomorrow. Fuel tankfulls reduced from about 730 to latest tankfull of near 580. Hopefully should be back to normal. |
Dec 15th, 2014, 02:46 | #26 |
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This is a thermostat replacement on a 2.4 petrol, I guess pretty similar to the D5 one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ct...9r708ezTOAKxLA To check for a stuck open t-stat (the temp needle taking to long to rise) start the engine from cold, let it run 2 minutes, then check the upper radiator hose, it should still be very cold - if it's a bit warm, the t-stat is stuck open
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Mar 21st, 2018, 18:16 | #28 |
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After blanking off the EGR the temperature took longer to hit the middle on my car, will try the Oragex test just as a precaution !
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