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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 02:11 PM
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That reminds me is the slandered thermostat 170 or 180.
I plan to do the radiator, thermostat withe O ring, upper & lower hoses.
Not sure what a "slandered thermostat" is ... the OEM stat is designed to maintain 195* engine coolant.
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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 02:34 PM
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Then it should be the 180. If it opens at 170 then it will be deficalt to reach 195 operating temp as the coolant will cercolat Theroux the system. I guess.
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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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Looking on RockAuto it shows two. A 180 and a 170 degree. It does say 170 is OE type. It probably matters little as the car pretty much operates between 190 - 200 degrees. Personally, I would get the oem part.
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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 08:08 PM
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"OE type" means not OEM. I'd get the T-stat from a Lexus dealer, but that's just me. It's not an expensive part.
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 02:19 AM
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Most probably i will get itfrom the dealer for the Gulf Spec one. I thing the 170 is not slandered. If itopens at 170 the temp will not get to 190 +. Unless you are stuck in traffic.
Doing so will increase thewear and tear on the engine, increase fuel consumption, and on a vehicle likemine (137k Miles) probably get little extra power not worth it? It’s not a sportcar after all.
As the engine runs coolerthe engine internals will expand less making titer seal, bit extra power forincreased fraction that leads to more wear and tear and increased fuelconsumption. That is the theory.
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Going back and looking at the selection on RockAuto I believe you are correct. The OEM temp is 180 not 170. Although it does list various 170 degree units as being compatible. Odd. As mentioned, when I do mine I'm just going to get it the OEM part from the dealer.

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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom57
Not sure what a "slandered thermostat" is ... the OEM stat is designed to maintain 195* engine coolant.
He meant: slandered = standard
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Fixman
Hi
Tried searching on this topic but can't find the info I am looking for.
My question is what are the deference between the withe towing and without towing radiator. From what I gathered so far w/o towing the core is 5/8" and w/towing the core is 1".
Is ther any other defiance & are they interchangeable. Because if it is interchangable I will go withe the 1" as the UAE is a hot place most of the year.
Today was reletavly cool at 45 c (113 F). A week I got 50 c (112 F) and my car dos not display more than tant. A Frind of mine got 60 c (140 F) on that day ��.

Thanks.
45 C is relatively cool?!! You definitely want the 1" towing radiator

100% interchangeable, I just did mine, Denso for sure.
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Old Feb 18, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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I bought the non towing 5/8" Denso from Rock Auto for my 01 with about 160kish at the time around February 2015. The old oem radiator was split along the top. Just did the 2nd t/b and wp kit last week at 179k and replaced with an oem toyota tstat. The radiator has held up fine over the past year. I ordered the Stant Tstat from Rock Auto 2/15, but never used it. It didn't have that jiggle valve. Didn't want to use it. Point is the 5/8" is fine and was easy to install.
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Old Feb 18, 2016 | 08:18 PM
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Did your reuse the factory foam sealing strips? Or use something else? Or nothing? I'm about to replace mine and I don't think the foam is necessary.
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