Dec 18, 2009 - 1:24 AM
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my temperature gauge always seems to be a bit too low, now i know its not good for the car to over heat but i also dont think its a good thing for it to be under. Now the car runs fine, atleast as far as i know, ive driven and owned cars before this celica, and it doesnt seem to act any differently, accelerates fine drives fine even driven it for 5 hours at a time and it was fine (i've only owned it for 2-3 months) but whenever i drive it the temperature gauge on average stays maybe 1/5 or at best 1/4 of the way up, way below the middle. could the gauge itself be broken or is it something bigger then that?
i've also turned off the heat to see if it had any affect on it and it seemed to go up a tiny bit but thats not the way i want to fix it |
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Dec 18, 2009 - 3:07 AM
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The thermostat is likely stuck open.
Remove your thermostat from the housing, refit the thermostat housing and attach a garden hose to it and blast out the cooling system. Attach something to the top radiator hose to drain it out away from your engine bay and paint work. -- Blast it out until water runs clear, and turn on your heater so it opens up the flow through the heater. After this, remove the thermostat housing again and refit with brand a new thermostat and gasket. Refill with 2.5 liters of coolant and top up the rest with distilled water. -------------------- Mike W
1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOUR GT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC 269awhp / 273ft-lbs |
Serhey Temperature Gauge Dec 18, 2009 - 1:24 AM
Bitter don't use the hose, you'll never get a 50/... Dec 19, 2009 - 4:55 PM
delusionz It's not entirely important to have a bang on ... Dec 20, 2009 - 6:21 AM
Bitter its pretty important in chicago to get the 50/50 m... Dec 20, 2009 - 11:45 AM
Serhey yeah also, today i left my car running for a few m... Dec 21, 2009 - 1:21 AM
Bitter need to change the thermostat, theres i think a fe... Dec 21, 2009 - 8:27 AM
Serhey QUOTE (Bitter @ Dec 21, 2009 - 9:27 ... Dec 29, 2009 - 1:07 AM
IBTINTN I had the same problem with my Celica. Driving aro... Dec 22, 2009 - 11:11 AM
Bitter cool, but too far to come lend a hand or swing dow... Dec 29, 2009 - 8:24 AM![]() ![]() |
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