- Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:26 am
#292952
Since its cold this time of year. I noticed when i drive may car the temp gauge needle always drops to cold every time once my car starts cruising. So I think my thermostat is bad.
My motor is a first gen B16a. The Thermostat is from a 2000 Si
Went to the dealership and bought this for $46
Thermostat is located here under its housing
Had to remove my intake to get better access
Removed these 2 bolts to free the housing
Pulled off the housing and this is what underneath...My messed up thermostat, I took note in the direction its facing
Here what is looks like when i pulled it out.
The rubber that supposed surround the opening is mostly gone
Now putting the thermostat in...I used a new gasket, better safe than sorry. . I remembered the ridges. because there is only one way the thermostat is going to go in.
Now i installed everything. Then started the car with the radiator cap open. I put water as the radiator water level was low. Had to wait till the motor was fully warmed up to put more water cuz the thermostat was still closed.
Couldn't find out if the thermostat fixed the problem. It was 70 degress today compared to the usual 30-40 degrees. So I will post later if the problem got fixed.
My motor is a first gen B16a. The Thermostat is from a 2000 Si
Went to the dealership and bought this for $46
Thermostat is located here under its housing
Had to remove my intake to get better access
Removed these 2 bolts to free the housing
Pulled off the housing and this is what underneath...My messed up thermostat, I took note in the direction its facing
Here what is looks like when i pulled it out.
The rubber that supposed surround the opening is mostly gone
Now putting the thermostat in...I used a new gasket, better safe than sorry. . I remembered the ridges. because there is only one way the thermostat is going to go in.
Now i installed everything. Then started the car with the radiator cap open. I put water as the radiator water level was low. Had to wait till the motor was fully warmed up to put more water cuz the thermostat was still closed.
Couldn't find out if the thermostat fixed the problem. It was 70 degress today compared to the usual 30-40 degrees. So I will post later if the problem got fixed.
94' civic si
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut
K3 GSXR 1000: http://tinyurl.com/3u6obdx
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut
K3 GSXR 1000: http://tinyurl.com/3u6obdx
