So I belive my thermostat may be stuck open, but I dont know enough about the subjec to be able to tell for sure. Here are the symptoms
-Car stays cold for a very long time. It takes almost a half hour to warm up properly... even if I let it warm up in the driveway for 15 minutes it'll still knock for a while when I drive until it warms up.
-The temp never goes above C if I have the defroster on. Even with the fan on the lowest setting, if the heater is on the engine barely warms up. To prove it, here is a picture I took after driving home from work.
This is after about an hour in stop and go traffic on the freeway...
In contrast, if I turn the heater completely off, it will warm up to normal temperature. Here is a pic I took after driving about 20 minutes with the heater off
I know the temp guage works... because the heater air warms up right along with the guage. If the guage is below C... the heater blows barely warm air. If The guage is way up there, the air is nice and toasty.
Before you ask, Antifreeze is fine. As best I can tell, I haven't a coolant leak anywhere. In fact, havent touched the cooling system since i bought it a couple months ago other than checking the coolant level.
What do you guys think, is this a thermostat problem?
-Car stays cold for a very long time. It takes almost a half hour to warm up properly... even if I let it warm up in the driveway for 15 minutes it'll still knock for a while when I drive until it warms up.
-The temp never goes above C if I have the defroster on. Even with the fan on the lowest setting, if the heater is on the engine barely warms up. To prove it, here is a picture I took after driving home from work.
This is after about an hour in stop and go traffic on the freeway...
In contrast, if I turn the heater completely off, it will warm up to normal temperature. Here is a pic I took after driving about 20 minutes with the heater off
I know the temp guage works... because the heater air warms up right along with the guage. If the guage is below C... the heater blows barely warm air. If The guage is way up there, the air is nice and toasty.
Before you ask, Antifreeze is fine. As best I can tell, I haven't a coolant leak anywhere. In fact, havent touched the cooling system since i bought it a couple months ago other than checking the coolant level.
What do you guys think, is this a thermostat problem?