Motorad 140 degree thermostat any good?

[slacktide_bitog]

I know aftermarket thermostats like Motorad aren't the best, but possibly a 140-degree thermostat might be useful in a Subaru

 

[Rand]

uh no? Would that ever be useful? IF I needed something that low might as well run no thermostat.

 

[nwjones18]

I'm usually willing to give aftermarket a chance.. Motorad has failed me multiple times right out of the box and I don't do that much cooling system work. Also there is pretty much no reason to run a non OE temp thermostat in anything.

 

[Chris142]

Motorad is garbage.

 

[Warstud]

Motorad is garbage.

Not to mention it was designed to run most effiecently with the OEM T-stat

 

[wpod]

The computer needs to see the proper temps to go into closed loop unless it was reprogrammed.

 

[GSCJR]

Genuine Subaru stat or forget about it.

 

[Trav]

Cheap made junk, OE only.

 

[PandaBear]

I know aftermarket thermostats like Motorad aren't the best, but possibly a 140-degree thermostat might be useful in a Subaru

I'll let the others talk about the 140F but my stuck closed aftermarket rad cap cost me a head rebuild. I wouldn't trust a motorad unless it is a quick fix for an obvious bad stat in a beater.

Looked at a motorad stat back in the days, they were made in Israel but they look worse than the Chinese junk they sell today. The core seems to be way smaller than an OEM so you know something is not right.

 

[Chris142]

I'll let the others talk about the 140F but my stuck closed aftermarket rad cap cost me a head rebuild. I wouldn't trust a motorad unless it is a quick fix for an obvious bad stat in a beater.

Looked at a motorad stat back in the days, they were made in Israel but they look worse than the Chinese junk they sell today. The core seems to be way smaller than an OEM so you know something is not right.

I got a jeep one from the dealer. Inside the jeep box was a motorad. I returned it. I went across the street to ford and got one for a 302,351...same part as my Jeep takes. Was made in USA.

 

[nwjones18]

I got a jeep one from the dealer. Inside the jeep box was a motorad. I returned it. I went across the street to ford and got one for a 302,351...same part as my Jeep takes. Was made in USA.

I've bought a Motorcraft thermostat for my 4.9 and found a Stant in the box. I didn't have a problem using that one.

 

[Chris142]

I've bought a Motorcraft thermostat for my 4.9 and found a Stant in the box. I didn't have a problem using that one.

Stant superstats are usually good.

 

[nthach]

No motorad, Stant is the only aftermarket I’ll use if need be. And stick with stock temp unless a tune dictates a different temp, which is rare.

 

[Lubener]

Stant superstats are usually good.

That's the only aftermarket stat that I would ever use.

 

[D60]

Motorad does offer a "premium" line. I honestly don't know if it's much better but it's considerably more expensive, similar to a regular Stant vs a Superstat

I just used one (premium Motorad) in an older Dodge because of the RA shipping/warehouse game. Maybe was a bad idea.

 

[zzyzzx]

OE or Stant SuperStat, with honorable mention to regular Stants.

 

[Chris142]

Motorad does offer a "premium" line. I honestly don't know if it's much better but it's considerably more expensive

It's junk too.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

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[D60]

It's junk too.

NOW ya tell me

 

[Silver]

I only trust OEM but the thermostat for my 5.4 Triton is $50 from Ford. I went with a Stant, afraid of everything else. It is working good so far.