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by **lotstodo** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:07 pm

Hi everyone. I just took my car from Auckland to Napier, about half way my temp guage started to go nuts... In 4th & 5th with my foot right down the needle goes all the way down to cold and if I take my foot off it goes back to normal??? So what are the likely problems???

Thanks.

by **TRD001** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:18 pm

no thermostat.

by **lotstodo** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:22 pm

Brand new one two months ago...

by **BZG Wagon** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:36 pm

lotstodo wrote:Brand new one two months ago...

I had the same problem with a Repco Thermostat. Ended up replacing it and its been fine since.

by **lotstodo** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:48 pm

Ah ha, thats whats what ive used as well, will replace it again! Thanks for that!.

by **G-shock** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:57 pm

I have a problem on mine where it rises to max and after the car warms up and u accelerate the needle comes down to about half way and when u let off again it shoots straight back to high??

checked the temp sensor and no problem there...any ideas, its a silver top in a FX GT

Cheers

by **BZG Wagon** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:58 pm

Water Pump or Thermostat not opening completely? Check your radiator isnt blocked also.

If it rises past 1/2 way I wouldnt want to be driving it.

by **Victoria** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:04 pm

Seeing as we are talking thermostats... i drove from Wellington to Taupo... at the most the needle went 1/4 of the way up... then i drove to Parmy from Taupo... and it went up half way. Then on the way home it went less than 1/4 of the way up.... ??? Does anyone know what could be the problem?

by **vvega** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:05 pm

how about air pockets in your water system

by **fangsport** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:16 pm

vvega wrote:how about air pockets in your water system

that , or the blades on the pump are rooted and cavitating the water, turning it steam.

by **astrae** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:42 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:
lotstodo wrote:Brand new one two months ago...

I had the same problem with a Repco Thermostat. Ended up replacing it and its been fine since.

Haha me too. Swapped back to a toyota one and it went fine. Should of stayed with toyota in the first place...

by **BZG Wagon** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:18 pm

astrae wrote:
BZG Wagon wrote:
lotstodo wrote:Brand new one two months ago...

I had the same problem with a Repco Thermostat. Ended up replacing it and its been fine since.

Haha me too. Swapped back to a toyota one and it went fine. Should of stayed with toyota in the first place...

Really? Repco told me they only sold Tridon - so I had to replace it with a Tridon thermostat. The original one the gave me didnt fit (the book was wrong); so they measured my old one (which was a hard out Thermostat) and gave me the closest match.

by **TRD001** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:22 pm

go geniune TRD no problems.

by **astrae** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:22 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:
astrae wrote:
BZG Wagon wrote:
lotstodo wrote:Brand new one two months ago...

I had the same problem with a Repco Thermostat. Ended up replacing it and its been fine since.

Haha me too. Swapped back to a toyota one and it went fine. Should of stayed with toyota in the first place...

Really? Repco told me they only sold Tridon - so I had to replace it with a Tridon thermostat. The original one the gave me didnt fit (the book was wrong); so they measured my old one (which was hard out) and gave me the closest match.

lol

I took mine home, wrong size.... grrr find a way bak to repco while cars in bits, measured old one, gave me new one, took it back the next day....

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