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  • bmw335isturbo
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    Originally posted by Janderson View Post
    OH MY GOD I am the winner.
    well I agreed with you that would put me into second you just beat me to the computer.

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  • CorvallisBMW
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    Originally posted by LowR3V'in View Post
    What brand was it? Did you get it from autozone?
    I think mine is alittle slow too. It's a stock temp one, but it seems
    slow to close/open.
    Ya, Autozone. Brand was MotoRad, made in Germany. It's 82 degrees vs the OEM one that's 80, but that shouldn't really make a difference.

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  • LowR3V'in
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    What brand was it? Did you get it from autozone?
    I think mine is alittle slow too. It's a stock temp one, but it seems
    slow to close/open.

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  • Jand3rson
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    OH MY GOD I am the winner.

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  • CorvallisBMW
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  • KenC
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    Quit nancin' around and put the new one in.

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  • CorvallisBMW
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    Upon close examination in a pot of hot water, the old thermostat doesn't seem to open as much as the new one. However it is definitely opening and closing at 80 degrees.

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  • CorvallisBMW
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    Originally posted by Janderson View Post
    Don't you mean at Schucks ORly? :D


    Turns out their store brand is re-branded MotoRad parts from Germany. $15.99 ain't bad for German parts :)

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  • Jand3rson
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    Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
    I've got it in a bath of water on the stove....seems to be opening and closing correctly. But I'm going to go buy another one anyways. $16 at Schucks.
    Don't you mean at Schucks ORly? :D

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  • CorvallisBMW
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    I've got it in a bath of water on the stove....seems to be opening and closing correctly. But I'm going to go buy another one anyways. $16 at Schucks.

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  • bmw335isturbo
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    Originally posted by Janderson View Post
    Definitely sounds like a bad thermostat. It's not opening and closing properly.
    After reading all of this I would agree with his quote

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  • Jand3rson
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    Definitely sounds like a bad thermostat. It's not opening and closing properly.

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  • CorvallisBMW
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    Alright, I'm gonna make some lunch then pull the bitch out, see how it does.

    One more tidbit that may help: Driving around town it's great. As I accelerate on to the freeway, the temp starts to drop as the radiator gets more airflow. It dips down to almost 1/4 before starting it's rampage towards the red zone. One more thing that I think may be pointing to the thermostat

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  • Van Westervelt
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    Thermostat sounds very likely. Sound like its stuck.

    and x2 on out of the box failures.

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  • Jand3rson
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    Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
    It's brand new, but that's my next step. Test.
    Yep, they can still be bad. I replaced the one in this little Toyota pickup I used to have, and it was bad right out of the box. It was basically doing the same thing your car is doing. New one fixed it.

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