Arno
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With summer approaching the engine temperature of my LJ70 TD2.4 was simply too low after a 30 minute drive.
I noticed it earlier though didn't worry about it too much - it was a very slow change covering weeks.
With day temperature at 32 degrees Celsius (89 F) and the engine temp gauge still at low, i decided to change the thermostat.
Have a look;
Before the thermostat change temperature hardly came above 64 degrees Celsius (147 F) with a 88 Celsius Thermostat.
Afterwards with a new Thermostat engine temperature is 82 Degrees Celsius (179 F)
Dashboard gauge showed a normal reading again.
The original thermostat came without a rubber seal, which also acts as a gasket in the thermostat housing.
The original rubber seal was still ok, but better to have it handy in case it rips when pulling the thermostat from the housing.
A slow moving Thermostat failure - it seems it started opening way too soon.
Cheers
Arno
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I noticed it earlier though didn't worry about it too much - it was a very slow change covering weeks.
With day temperature at 32 degrees Celsius (89 F) and the engine temp gauge still at low, i decided to change the thermostat.
Have a look;
Before the thermostat change temperature hardly came above 64 degrees Celsius (147 F) with a 88 Celsius Thermostat.
Afterwards with a new Thermostat engine temperature is 82 Degrees Celsius (179 F)
Dashboard gauge showed a normal reading again.
The original thermostat came without a rubber seal, which also acts as a gasket in the thermostat housing.
The original rubber seal was still ok, but better to have it handy in case it rips when pulling the thermostat from the housing.
A slow moving Thermostat failure - it seems it started opening way too soon.
Cheers
Arno
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