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@German

You had a different perspective here

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-417568.64.html

Clarify pls. Thank you

@german

german007:
Oga George. How are you?. Very interesting you ask this, As someone who experiences this problem asked me the same a few weeks ago, See below.


Europe is the coldest part of the world and most countries only experience summer about only 2 or 3 months in the year, As European spec cars are'nt as climatically suited or used to our excessive hot weather, Most users in Africa carry out the "Naija Bred term" Climatization, Which is more or less involves, Flushing out water out of the cooling system, and replacing it with original antifreeze/coolant fluid and removing the thermostat to allow constant flow of coolant and elimination of a possible overheating.

The Toyota Carina E in the picture is very much available, I still spoke to the dealer today, Price to your door 780k.


Price for 1998/1999 Primera SRI will be 900k, All clean and average mileage.

12 days shipping time.

[/b] 2 quick questions

1. In a situation where the thermastat has been removed. and radiator coolant used (although not sure about the originality) but the overheating continues. [b]What Next?

2. Read somewhere on NL sometime ago (by Sienna or some1) on the issue of removing thermostat and it was advised that it should not be removed but reset or something. Cos it could cause the car to use more fuel and may not stop the overheating as 1 would think.

I remember reading the post and asking myself why i had removed my thermostat just the day b4.

What your take on that?

thanks.