Timeline for 1996 Rav4 not warming up properly when driving and heat not hot
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| Oct 31, 2015 at 14:39 | vote | accept | emmanvazz | ||
| Oct 30, 2015 at 22:07 | comment | added | HandyHowie | @unknownprotocol You buy thermostats with a specific opening temperature setting. You may have purchased the wrong one. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 22:00 | comment | added | unknownprotocol | I wonder if this issue has more to do with the brand/material of thermostat than it actually being stuck open. I changed the thermostat on my car, and this new one will never get to normal operating temp. The needle is always just a tad lower than it should, and the car runs a bit cooler than normal. No matter what I do. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 17:07 | comment | added | HandyHowie | As @zaid says make sure the seal is in good order | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 16:07 | comment | added | emmanvazz | Okay I guess I will try to change it and see what results I get. Thanks for your help. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 15:47 | comment | added | HandyHowie | Yes, it works just like the thermostat in your house, it tries to keep the engine at a constant temperature. In your house if you leave the windows open the boiler will still warm the rooms up, but it will not be as quick or as warm as if you shut the windows. With the thermostat on the car stuck open, the radiator will be acting like the open windows, especially when air is flowing over the radiator when moving. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 15:44 | comment | added | emmanvazz | Also the thermostat is only months old. I would say max 6 months but I guess it could still be stuck. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 15:41 | comment | added | emmanvazz | Hmm if the thermostat is stuck open wouldn't it not warm up at all? | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 15:30 | history | answered | HandyHowie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |