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I have a mishimoto thermostat with their radiator setup. It does kick on the fans on at a lower temp range than when the stock one would which is good. I had issues running hot on the stock rad/thermostat and haven't had any issues since.
Pros: fans kick on sooner, no overheating issues
Vehicle:
Honda S2000
Noticed coolant was low and could smell it sometimes. Dealership pressure tested system and found coolant leak at thermostat housing. Thermostat replaced under warranty. Its probably been leaking slowly for a year or more.
Pros: replaced under warranty
Cons: coolant leak, slow leak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 27199 km
I replaced the thermostat with a Mishimoto thermostat and vaccume filled the coolant. I did a 30 min test drive in the 95+ weather with the AC cranked. Never went past the 7th dot.
Pros: stable engine temperature
Vehicle:
Nissan
Independent mechanic noticed leak. Dealership confirmed the thermostat was cracked and leaking. Took a week for parts to arrive. Took a day to repair. All covered under warranty.
Pros: covered under warranty
Cons: cracked, leaking thermostat
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 43000 km
Bypass thermostat yellow arrow Included with radiator upper hose and you should be able to find the bypass by itself.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: 1K0121087R
I could only find the thermostat from VW for roughly $45.
I have owned my B6 since new and had the thermostat replaced under Warranty around 36,000 miles, at that point the slow warm up was causing the MIL to illuminate with a error that basically said warm up outside specification.
Cons: slow warm up
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B6
Mileage: 57936 km
when installing a mishimoto thermostat, check that the shoulder/flange is the same thickness as oem. Otherwise your stock hardware WILL NOT FIT. You will bottom out the bolt in the timing cover and snap that mf. Those bolts are extremely hard to access and a MAJOR HEADACHE to get extracted.
Cons: incorrect flange thickness, hardware fitment issues, difficult extraction
mishimoto changed the design of the thermostat when I purchased and you will need shorter bolts they are not provided
Cons: design change, bolts not provided
I got a bad mishimoto thermostat with similar results.
Cons: faulty unit
Vehicle:
Subaru
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