1997 LS400 256k miles and heat takes a long time to get working?
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1997 LS400 256k miles and heat takes a long time to get working?
Any ideas as to why this is occuring? The heat takes a long time and doesn't actually get warmer when sitting in idle ie: start car and come back in 15 minutes. I put a new radiator and temp gauge in at 205k. Any suggestions are welcome.
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My 1990 needed a new thermostat at 196,000. Don't know if it's been replaced before that.
My 2000 Focus needed a new one at around 80,000 and another at 150,000.
Thermostats are a wear/maintenance item, and most are easy to replace.
My 2000 Focus needed a new one at around 80,000 and another at 150,000.
Thermostats are a wear/maintenance item, and most are easy to replace.
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what is the car's temp gauge doing? - it is also low? - this is your main clue!
a bad thermostat will also have low temp on the gauge, like maybe only 1/4 the way up or less, while other issues such as a heater control valve, blend door, etc. would have the gauge temp still looking fine.
a bad thermostat will also have low temp on the gauge, like maybe only 1/4 the way up or less, while other issues such as a heater control valve, blend door, etc. would have the gauge temp still looking fine.
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Thermostat
I do not know if they can design thermostat so that it always opens when it goes wrong.... Consequence is a night and day difference between stuck open and stuck closed.
I usually change mine at 100,000 miles on all of my cars. For my 93 LS, I pull them out to change at 100K, and this thermostat was a heavy duty one. It looks like it can go twice the normal were mile. But then looks can be deceiving.
How long did your thermostat lasted?
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