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Ikenna351: Your car is running thirsty because the thermostat was removed. You need to get the thermostat back to the thermostat housing. Test the thermostat before you put it back, i mean the one removed. How to test the thermostat, has been treated here. Find it and read. If you can get a new one, of the same part number or degree celsius removed, better.

Thermostat or no thermostat, has nothing to do with loss of fluid in the cooling system. Thats what the clown should have dealt with, and not removing the thermostat or wondering why it hasnt been removed all the while as "Nigerian used". This thing with Nigerians and thermostat removal theory! What a mindset!

There must be a leakage, that causes the reduction or low fluid in the system. It could be a leaking radiator, worn radiator/expansion bottle cap seal, leaking hose, leaking head gasket, unclamped lines/hoses,etc. Like i said, he needs to find it. If he is not good enough, find a better clown or a true mechanic.

I believe your radiator fans are spinning constantly. Of course, for him to have thought of thermostat in the system as a bad thing, he would see a radiator fan working as factory as weird. So, he would connect them to spin constantly. Dont bother to ask me how i knew, because its what they do. It will sound weird to me if your fans still spin as factory designed. Get those fans back to how the manufacturer of that car designed it.

Also, if you want to get rid of rich running, mix water and coolant in the system 50:50.

And finally, make sure someone bleeds the cooling system, when the whole job is done. If not, the system, including the engine, will overheat like HELL! Goodluck.

Ikeena , if i may add to that , the result could also be that the water pump is week or getting bad. You could notice that as in some coloration around the water pump indicating some kind of leakages. That is if you have checked thro all the hoses,radiator and whatever and found no leakages , changing the water pump will stop the shortage of water.
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chyket: He really does not need to buy another brain box,I have a guy who fixes brainbox here in Lagos .what he does is just to trace the faulty portion and most times just replaces it.I am an auto dealer and he has done so many for me

platinumricky: Both drive systems have their strengths and weaknesses.

Front Wheel Drives (FWDs) have an edge over Rear Wheel Drives (RWDs) in slippery conditions due to the weight of the engine over the driven wheels (they often hv a 60:40 weight distribution ratio), this gives em extra traction.

FWD systems are compact due to the transverse layout of the engine and tranaxle. This makes them lighter and much more fuel efficient as a result..besides,they cost car manufacturers less to design/build. Unfortunately,most FWD Systems can't handle Engine HP outputs in excess of 270hp due to a tendency to generate 'torque steer',this drawback,in additional to questionable stability @​ high speeds make them unfavourable for motorsports.

RWDs on the other hand have a much more favourable 50:50 weight distribution (due to their longitudinal engine setup and mounting of their gearboxes along the transmission tunnel) and handle better. They also have greater stability @​ high speeds and are much easier to predict when they close to their 'limits'. RWD platforms cost more to develop and they aint as fuel efficient as the FWDs due to their weight (thanks to their suspension and other driveline components).

RWDs can handle a lot of power and are favoured in racing circles.

onye ego: Ikenna and Siena,I have a Mercedes Benz 190 that is pre 90, I love the car cos of its ruggedness and reliability.
I know that the thermostat have been removed long ago based on the assumption that it causes overheating and the fan blade is welded to the engine.
Whenever I drive the car the temperature gauge is usually below 80 but it rises rapidly when idling but doesn't overheat.
I also observed that the temperature gauge will show readings slightly above the 40 degrees mark whenever the ambient temperature is cold(say when it rains)

I will like to know if I will have the thermostat reinstalled and other things I need to do.

Note:After going through the thread I called the mechanic to tell him of my intention to reinstall the thermostat but he strongly advised against it.

Thanks