One engine blown so far....
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ChrisJ
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opcorn:
Really?
Is this response necessary?
All the guy did was join a forum where people like Sonics and make his first post a complaint about the car and then add a Toyota insult at the end.
After thinking about it...
opcorn:
pcguy
New member
Really?
Is this response necessary?
All the guy did was join a forum where people like Sonics and make his first post a complaint about the car and then add a Toyota insult at the end.
After thinking about it...
Not sure of your interpretation here, but in all the forums I belong to, the inclusion of the POPCORN icon, implies that I have nothing to add to the thread and that I am interested in watching (hence the POPCORN while I watch) the thread so that I may learn something. Maybe you just learned something?
In any case, it will be interesting to know what the end result is...
ChrisJ
Active member
No,
I didn't learn anything. My interpretation is I'm being entertained, like watching a movie.
But, please proceed.
opcorn:
ahtoxa
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Not so fast. There are clauses to it and criteria that need to be met. I've tried with mine after 2 water pump replacements. It's not easy to lemon law the car contrary to what people think.
Blue hedgehog
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Glad everything's ok.
For those looking for a lemon law claim. I use to work at a dealer, the car has to have the exact same problem/repair done at least 3 times before you qualify. I did work at one dealership that the customer didn't have a legitimate lemon law claim but they did buy his car back. It was a 96 GMC Jimmy. The customer parked the vehicle in front of the dealership and filled the SUV with cardboard boxes to take up space, then filled the rest of it with lemons through the sunroof. They bought it back within hours.
For those looking for a lemon law claim. I use to work at a dealer, the car has to have the exact same problem/repair done at least 3 times before you qualify. I did work at one dealership that the customer didn't have a legitimate lemon law claim but they did buy his car back. It was a 96 GMC Jimmy. The customer parked the vehicle in front of the dealership and filled the SUV with cardboard boxes to take up space, then filled the rest of it with lemons through the sunroof. They bought it back within hours.
sx sonic
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ChrisJ
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Just thought I would update the popcorn eaters here. I observed real time temperatures with my scanner and everything is fine. I just didn't realize it would take so long for the car to reach 220 degrees. So all is well. *knocks on wood*
Awesome news.
Please ignore $ub$onic, everyone knows a real man eats assorted flavored gummy worms.
SouthFLSonic
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davecerv
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Or 8 foot long 26 pound gummy snakes.
Woaaaa!!!
ColonelPanic
Banned
Agreed. If it were only as simple as "lemon law, instant new car!" as people seem to think. In reality, it is a long, drawn out, frustrating and difficult process that many times does not favor the customer in the end. Even when the customer exceeds the state's criteria, as I discovered when going through this process in the past...
Anyway, glad things are going good for the OP.
SonicBoy24
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So did the fan ever come on?
I know you said the temperatures never got extremely hot even with the AC on, but another thing you could do to warm up the motor is to do some "spirited" driving and see how hot the car gets.
I don't think I've ever heard the fan come on on my car, a 2012 1.8 with almost 12,000 miles.
I know you said the temperatures never got extremely hot even with the AC on, but another thing you could do to warm up the motor is to do some "spirited" driving and see how hot the car gets.
I don't think I've ever heard the fan come on on my car, a 2012 1.8 with almost 12,000 miles.
cheddarlump
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FWIW, I've got 26k on my 1.8 now, and have heard the fan run twice. Both times, I was running the AC in 105+ degree heat, and was idling for extended periods.
I know there are multiple speeds the fan runs, as I could really hear it ramp up when it was actually trying to cool the car, but that during moderate temps the fan would spin, but not really fast enough to hear, just enough to make sure air was pulling through the condenser.
The other thing to realize is that the thermostat is electronically controlled, and is really remarkably good at regulating the temps at efficient (for economy) levels, right around 220.
I wonder if in your original engine the thermostat failed..
I know there are multiple speeds the fan runs, as I could really hear it ramp up when it was actually trying to cool the car, but that during moderate temps the fan would spin, but not really fast enough to hear, just enough to make sure air was pulling through the condenser.
The other thing to realize is that the thermostat is electronically controlled, and is really remarkably good at regulating the temps at efficient (for economy) levels, right around 220.
I wonder if in your original engine the thermostat failed..
There are good reasons manufacturers don't put an actual temperature gauge, with real numbers, in their cars. Geezers like me don't like seeing anything over 180.
Now, I have enough hot rods and enough experience to know that 180 is not ideal for economy or efficiency, which is to say, power.
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