KyleTay
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The coolant thermostat housing cracked yesterday on my way to work. Seems like the thermostat stuck closed and caused the housing to fail.
What a stupid design tho! You have to remove the throttle body to replace the thermostat and the entire intake to get to the housing!
I think I rode for about 3 minutes with the engine overheating... I did not notice the gauge being pegged out until I started hearing detonation. Then I got off the highway and luckily was very close to a QuickTrip.
So, I remove the intake, and thermostat housing... waiting on a new one, then will put it all back together and hope the engine is ok. No coolant in oil or visa versa so keep your fingers crossed for me!
Anything else I should replace while I have the intake off?
What a stupid design tho! You have to remove the throttle body to replace the thermostat and the entire intake to get to the housing!
I think I rode for about 3 minutes with the engine overheating... I did not notice the gauge being pegged out until I started hearing detonation. Then I got off the highway and luckily was very close to a QuickTrip.
So, I remove the intake, and thermostat housing... waiting on a new one, then will put it all back together and hope the engine is ok. No coolant in oil or visa versa so keep your fingers crossed for me!
Anything else I should replace while I have the intake off?