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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by nnamdibig(m): 8:25am On Feb 25, 2018
I'm really surprised that some folks still believed that removing car thermostat makes it work better.
Pls we all have internet. Do you know that an engine running at a very low temperature(below 70 degrees) is running badly and consumes lots of fuel??
Pls whatever car you are using, check your manual or Internet and find out the best operating temperature of your engine. Most engine run best between 75-90 degrees. And this is what most Nigeria call overheating.
Removing your thermostat kills your engine faster than you think and your engine consumes lots of fuel when thermostat I removed.
Thermostat have nothing to do with weather or region. Every car engine has its own optimum temperature and that's what the thermostat regulates. If your car overheats and thermostat is the problem, change it, don't remove it completely.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by smokedfish: 8:25am On Feb 25, 2018
oluwaseunla:
With A.C. sir, in Lagos traffic.
in lagos traffic? Mehn that car wnt last long
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by engrelvis(m): 8:27am On Feb 25, 2018
@op.pls explain.i travel out alot.dis thermostat stuff is nt really an issue over there.y is it an issue here? Is it dat we dnt v competent mechanic here? What is actually d problem? Alot of cars brought here v been condemn because of overheating n immediately d thermostat is removed it stops.is there something am nt understanding?
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Originalsly: 8:28am On Feb 25, 2018
Hmmmm...... Sooo true...you can bring the horse to the water but you can't make him drink it..Op is taking time to educate us on the importance and purpose of the thermostat...but... too many of us prefer to remain ignorant. No doubt.... there are variations in cars depending on the targeted region and climate is a consideration.... but regardless of region..... hot or cold... all combustible engine cars have thermostats. You have to be a fool to believe that to date... none of the car companies have realised thermostats are not necessary in hot climes....a fool to believe the mechanic... uncertified untrained mechanic over the people who design , test and manufacture the engines. These mechanics are no different that doctors who say the appendix is useless...serves no purpose.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by oluwaseunla(m): 8:33am On Feb 25, 2018
smokedfish:
in lagos traffic? Mehn that car wnt last long
Say what. One of them was shipped in 2007.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by adecz: 8:37am On Feb 25, 2018
Thermostats could be useful
in temperate oyibo climate,

but the scorching African climate
may not need it..
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by stevecantrell: 8:39am On Feb 25, 2018
You need to remove it sometimes and also get a bigger radiator. its called "tropicalizing" your car.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by ow11(m): 8:47am On Feb 25, 2018
adecz:
Thermostats could be useful
in temperate oyibo climate,

but the scorching African climate
may not need it..

1. The temperature in 'oyibo climate mimics African climate' for three months every year

2. Engines run around 90 degrees C which is twice as hot as the hottest ambient temperature in Nigeria

3. A Thermostat's role is to ensure the temperature of the running engine is constant for optimal performance. Any less and there will be noticeable problems like described in the original post.

4. If your car is overheating, the thermostat needs replacement not removal

5. You should have paid attention in Integrated Science class

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by WaffenSS(m): 8:54am On Feb 25, 2018
Monaco2:
Bros no talk am o, the thermostat of a thing is only good in the western world o.... My car almost got ruined on the highway few months after buying it in 2014 cause of the thermostat n it happened again in 2015 with another car I bought ...it doesn't cost much to remove on both occasions I gave my mechanic 1k each.... According to him Nigeria is too hot to leave thermostat in the vehicle

Kai. Nigerians are unbelievably daft.

So Hakeem and Wasiu know better than the German or Japanese engineer.

Without a thermostat you're adding unnecessary load to your engine because your fans will always be spinning, equally wearing out the motor. And your fuel consumption adds up.

It also throws a MIL on your dash.

Fantastically stupid people.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by zzbrodah: 9:17am On Feb 25, 2018
Even cars in Dubai have thermostat.It's a censor that regulates the flow of coolant into the engine based on the temperature.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Justbright(m): 9:28am On Feb 25, 2018
I just replaced my thermostat back to my corolla 2006....guess it was removed by d former owner....I noticed high fuel consumption(cos my brother drive d same kind of car wt far less fuel consumption)....
Took d car for diagnosis to know d cause of geometric fuel consumption.. D machine deceted thermostat...so I just installed d thermostat back into d car yestadey...headed back to d filling station,fill up my thank,reset d trip A odometer reading to zero to monitor distance covered......

Need I say dis ,b4 d thermostat installation, my full tank covers 240 mile or km,I can't really tell d unit...but mph is d outer calibration while kmh is d inner calibration of d speedometer.... So I want to see hw much distance it will cover after installing d thermostat while constantly keeping both eyes on d temperature gauge....so far so gud since yestadey after installing the thermostat,d temperature gauge has been at d middle....

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Monaco2(m): 9:31am On Feb 25, 2018
WaffenSS:


Kai. Nigerians are unbelievably daft.

So Hakeem and Wasiu know better than the German or Japanese engineer.

Without a thermostat you're adding unnecessary load to your engine because your fans will always be spinning, equally wearing out the motor. And your fuel consumption adds up.

It also throws a MIL on your dash.

Fantastically stupid people.


WATS with the insults.... If u know what others don't know, u simply tell them.... Not throwing insults around

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by chiefkpokp(m): 9:33am On Feb 25, 2018
@thanks for educating us, But any car i brings into the country, as them dey clear ham, before he face highway,the next thing is sure, mechanic oya remove the thermostat, if the car is sold to new owner, he can prefer to fix the thermostat back........ I could remember in 2011, when i was doing fasting and prayer against witches from my village on the lonely express road all becos of thermostat, God answered my prayer when he sent a mechanic my way,and immediately he remove the thermostat, Omon, Na pressing down......

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by WaffenSS(m): 9:58am On Feb 25, 2018
Monaco2:



WATS with the insults.... If u know what others don't know, u simply tell them.... Not throwing insults around

Another thing nigerians are known for:

Thin skins.

Why anyone would bristle at internet insults is beyond me.

And in a country where people believe the local fauna gobbles millions, the people believe in witchcraft, charms, pastors and prophets, transmutation, ghosts, spirits....etc. what are such people if not fantastically stupid?

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by smokedfish: 9:59am On Feb 25, 2018
oluwaseunla:
Say what. One of them was shipped in 2007.
mehn...is d way the temperature rises before d fan stats spinning that scares me...sometimes d temp radar gets to d red mark on the temp board befr d fan stats spinning n is scary
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by EarthXmetahuman: 10:13am On Feb 25, 2018
gateleo:


See your life...who tell you Thermostat is not for Nigeria weather...my car Toyota Camry V6 still have the thermostat intact and I just travelled from Lagos to PH and from PH to Abuja without any issues. I have been travelling like this with the car for almost 3 years and still counting..

#saynotothermostatremover
good for you
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by oluwaseunla(m): 10:14am On Feb 25, 2018
Monaco2:


Thanks alot for this info, but since it was removed the incident has not occurred again n both cars don't consume fuel... It's a Toyota rav 4 n Nissan rogue.....buying a new car soon.... So are u saying it shouldn't be removed?!?
Until you get to know why your car is overheating, you may have to drive without thermostat. You need a mech that can troubleshoot properly.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Nobody: 10:22am On Feb 25, 2018
oluwaseunla:
Until you get to know why your car is overheating, you may have to drive without thermostat. You need a mech that can troubleshoot properly.
You passed.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by oluwaseunla(m): 10:23am On Feb 25, 2018
smokedfish:
mehn...is d way the temperature rises before d fan stats spinning that scares me...sometimes d temp radar gets to d red mark on the temp board befr d fan stats spinning n is scary
If the temperature gauge gets to the red zone, vehicle is already overheating. Find out why, before installing thermostat.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Sagay212: 10:42am On Feb 25, 2018
It may not be good to remove thermostat from an engine but when your car won't give you peace of mind because of overheating, you gotta remove the thermostat. If you haven't experienced overheating on several occasion, you won't understand. You can imagine being in a small traffic and you are getting scared that your car doesn't overheat, especially at night. the embarrassment, the time wasting, the risk at night.

Men if you have to remove the thermostat for you to never experience overheating, remove it. if the engine develops another fault, fix it. So many cars are in naija running without thermostat and they are running fine.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by dayla(m): 10:57am On Feb 25, 2018
Wen u bring car to Nigeria knw nid of using thermostat bcuz the weather is very hot unlike the white man land so i advice any bdy hu has not remove his own try n remove it
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by hakimi1974(m): 11:03am On Feb 25, 2018
Monaco2:
Bros no talk am o, the thermostat of a thing is only good in the western world o.... My car almost got ruined on the highway few months after buying it in 2014 cause of the thermostat n it happened again in 2015 with another car I bought ...it doesn't cost much to remove on both occasions I gave my mechanic 1k each.... According to him Nigeria is too hot to leave thermostat in the vehicle
so saudi arabia and arizona that is hotter than any place in naija they remove their thermostat abi? mr man change that your quack mechanic, and stop missleading people.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by adecz: 11:04am On Feb 25, 2018
ow11:


Don't come & mislead readers with
fake car advice & information.

Under ambient conditions of a good engine
and 'Belgium' car, overheating could be
quickly zeroed to radiator size & fan size or speed.

In oyibo countries, because of the general
cold weather, they aim at keeping their
car engines hot, to prevent stalling &
smooth running.They consistently use
anti freeze.

In hot, Tropical Africa (Including southern States in US)
the goal is to keep cool, that is why, in
addition to large (tropicalized) radiators, we
constantly pour radiator coolants.

From your write up, it is clear you
don't own a car; so you can't make genuine,
experience based contributions on
car maintenance. undecided


1. The temperature in 'oyibo climate mimics African climate' for three months every year

2. Engines run around 90 degrees C which is twice as hot as the hottest ambient temperature in Nigeria

3. A Thermostat's role is to ensure the temperature of the running engine is constant for optimal performance. Any less and there will be noticeable problems like described in the original post.

4. If your car is overheating, the thermostat needs replacement not removal

5. You should have paid attention in Integrated Science class
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by holocron: 11:12am On Feb 25, 2018
id4sho:

your vehicle has hidden issues which will come up sooner or later .How about vehicles from TEXAS and DUBAI that's hotter than Nigeria. Do you know that Peugeot assembled in kaduna come with thermostat. check innoson


Please those places are not as hot as Naija abeg. There hottest temp DURING SUMMER is equivalent to our cool days.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by malele(m): 11:16am On Feb 25, 2018
My car runs on thermostat without issues
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by holocron: 11:23am On Feb 25, 2018
ow11:


1. The temperature in 'oyibo climate mimics African climate' for three months every year

2. Engines run around 90 degrees C which is twice as hot as the hottest ambient temperature in Nigeria

3. A Thermostat's role is to ensure the temperature of the running engine is constant for optimal performance. Any less and there will be noticeable problems like described in the original post.

4. If your car is overheating, the thermostat needs replacement not removal

5. You should have paid attention in Integrated Science class

With an ambient temp of 40 deg centigrade, it takes less to no time for an engine to reach 90 deg. So for Nigeria humid and hot climate, thermostat is unnecessary and the fan needs to blow continously to maintain engine at the designed 90 degrees centigrade.

The proof is that cars are running successfully even for a decade without the thermostat and without any engine problem whatsoever.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by smokedfish: 11:26am On Feb 25, 2018
oluwaseunla:
If the temperature gauge gets to the red zone, vehicle is already overheating. Find out why, before installing thermostat.
that is with the thermostat...it is until it gets to that red zone befr the fan stats blowing
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by holocron: 11:27am On Feb 25, 2018
hakimi1974:
so saudi arabia and arizona that is hotter than any place in naija they remove their thermostat abi? mr man change that your quack mechanic, and stop missleading people.

Those places are just dry deserts in temperate latitudes. Dont confuse dry with hot. If you spent a night in those places outside a shelter you will face biting cold of 5 to 10 deg centigrade.

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Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by Gboliwe: 11:31am On Feb 25, 2018
When my Kazeem suggested removing my thermostat, I vehemently refused. He preached so hard that day, but my mind was made up. I don't like tampering with originality.
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by megama: 11:44am On Feb 25, 2018
Monaco2:
Bros no talk am o, the thermostat of a thing is only good in the western world o.... My car almost got ruined on the highway few months after buying it in 2014 cause of the thermostat n it happened again in 2015 with another car I bought ...it doesn't cost much to remove on both occasions I gave my mechanic 1k each.... According to him Nigeria is too hot to leave thermostat in the vehicle
Why are my people suffering from lack of knowledge. .nigeria is not the hottest country in the world
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by generaldandy: 11:45am On Feb 25, 2018
I currently drive a Ford Focus 2013, this overheating issue is becoming a big issue and I had my thermostat removed. The overheating issue stopped immediately and the temperature of my car remaina normal but I noticed fuel consumption has increased and the AC stopped working. This has become another major concern, please I need a competent electric Ford mechanic
Re: You Should Never Remove Your Car Thermostat To Avoid Overheating. by oluwaseunla(m): 11:55am On Feb 25, 2018
smokedfish:
that is with the thermostat...it is until it gets to that red zone befr the fan stats blowing
Yes, I know. It should not happen that way, even with thermostat. Something else is wrong, probably the coolant temperature sensor (cts).

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