Zerosports Thermostat - TOO COLD?
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Zerosports Thermostat - TOO COLD?
I've had a zerosports thermostat fitted to my Hawkeye STI.
It works fine in warm weather but when the weather drops below 5°C for some reason the water temperature falls drastically.
If I'm driving in town it's usually fine but if I drive on the motorway at say 80mph, the water temperature falls right to the bottom of the dial.
Why is this?? I thought the thermostat is supposed to close below 70°C, but it just seems to be open the whole time.
Anyone else had a similar experience with uprated thermostats???
It works fine in warm weather but when the weather drops below 5°C for some reason the water temperature falls drastically.
If I'm driving in town it's usually fine but if I drive on the motorway at say 80mph, the water temperature falls right to the bottom of the dial.
Why is this?? I thought the thermostat is supposed to close below 70°C, but it just seems to be open the whole time.
Anyone else had a similar experience with uprated thermostats???
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What dial is this? If its OE I wouldn't be too concerned, the range is very small and centred around 90C ish IIRC, 70C may well be near the bottom of the dial.
However having said that if any stat is stuck open the same thing would happen.
However having said that if any stat is stuck open the same thing would happen.
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I had a similar problem with the fans not giving out hot air when I had a slow leak in my rad (which turned into a big leak!).
Are your coolant levels OK?
I'm no expert, but might be worth having a look at the rad.
I also read on here that you can test the termostat by putting in a bowl of warm water, and seeing if it opens and closes correctly.
Are your coolant levels OK?
I'm no expert, but might be worth having a look at the rad.
I also read on here that you can test the termostat by putting in a bowl of warm water, and seeing if it opens and closes correctly.
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Coolant levels are fine and the whole coolant system has recently been pressure tested - came up all clear.
The thermostat is brand new, so I'm quite sure it's not broken.
No one else experienced this problem with a zerosports thermostat??
The thermostat is brand new, so I'm quite sure it's not broken.
No one else experienced this problem with a zerosports thermostat??
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Same temps on my classic monitoring with the Apexi Commander although it's never seen more than 88.
Last edited by 53; 25 January 2012 at 09:18 PM. Reason: Checked temps...
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Banny: yes, the heaters cool down as the water temp drops.
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It was Scooby Projects that fitted it for me, about 2 months ago.
You never had problems with low water temperatures even when the ambient temperature was very low??
You never had problems with low water temperatures even when the ambient temperature was very low??
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Turns out the thermostat was broken, had a new zerosports 71°C one fitted and even with ambient temperatures as low as minus 15 it's holding the temperature steady.
It holds it slightly cooler than the OE (78°C) thermostat, as you would expect.
It holds it slightly cooler than the OE (78°C) thermostat, as you would expect.
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I've had a zerosports thermostat fitted to my Hawkeye STI.
It works fine in warm weather but when the weather drops below 5°C for some reason the water temperature falls drastically.
If I'm driving in town it's usually fine but if I drive on the motorway at say 80mph, the water temperature falls right to the bottom of the dial.
Why is this?? I thought the thermostat is supposed to close below 70°C, but it just seems to be open the whole time.
Anyone else had a similar experience with uprated thermostats???
It works fine in warm weather but when the weather drops below 5°C for some reason the water temperature falls drastically.
If I'm driving in town it's usually fine but if I drive on the motorway at say 80mph, the water temperature falls right to the bottom of the dial.
Why is this?? I thought the thermostat is supposed to close below 70°C, but it just seems to be open the whole time.
Anyone else had a similar experience with uprated thermostats???
Fitting a thermostat that opens at a lower temperature leads to it OVER COOLING in low conditions. It's like running with NO thermostat. Try THAT and see if your heater works in winter
The idea is to get the engine up to running temperature as quickly as possible, since it is only when it is at tempearture that it is most economical.
Too far below= rich mixture, wasted fuel, maybe LESS performance.
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