Thermostats
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Dealer OE only.
Back in the day Stant had a hydrostatically balanced unit that worked great in my Chevy. The poppit is larger than typical and as a valve it contols flow better. OEM makes them cheap as possible ...Aftermarket makes them to do a great job.
https://www.stant.com/index.php/english/products/consumer-products/thermostats/superstat-thermostat/
https://www.stant.com/index.php/english/products/consumer-products/thermostats/superstat-thermostat/
Sounds like you answered your own question.
OEM is first choice with stant being no 2. I'll never use another motorad. I had a new one that I installed that wouldn't open and overheated the vehicle. Learned my lesson and now I watch them all open in a pot of water before I install regardless of brand.
Asian cars absolutely OEM. Others IDK.
I figure if the OEM part lasted a long time and worked well, why change horses in the middle of the stream?
I figure if the OEM part lasted a long time and worked well, why change horses in the middle of the stream?
OEM. I used a Beck/Arnley on my Toyota once and it cost me an engine 6 months later.
Murray Ultra or OEM.
We are seeing more and more Ford ones coming up as obsolete. The 3.0 Vulcan ones for the Rangers updated to a new number then went obsolete. It is a roll of the dice with what I can get aftermarket.
Is it for your 94 Camry V6? 
The Aisin thermostat from Rock Auto should be good
The Aisin thermostat from Rock Auto should be good
OEM, In the past few weeks I wasted time and money on a Gates thermostat and a Motorad thermostat for my 2012 Honda Fit. Had incorrect coolant temperatures and wide temperature swings with both aftermarket parts. It boggles my mind how their quality control can be so poor. The OEM thermostat facilitated a quicker warm-up and spot on cruising temperature.
I try to either get OEM or Stant Superstats. Won't use economy Stants or Motorads.
Ford discontinued another part? Who would have thought?
(Sarcasm now off)
The motorad ones all the stores sell are garbage. They never open @ the same temp. They fluctuate all over.
Stant is ok. Oem is best but watch out as I bought an oem for my Jeep a few weeks ago and it was a motorad in the jeep box. I found an oem ford one that fits instead.
Guess jeep no longer sells the good Jeep stat.
Stant is ok. Oem is best but watch out as I bought an oem for my Jeep a few weeks ago and it was a motorad in the jeep box. I found an oem ford one that fits instead.
Guess jeep no longer sells the good Jeep stat.
The problem with OEM is while it may be the same manufacturer who makes the OE it may or may not be OE quality.
The only way you know for sure is if you buy it from a dealer.
GM and I am sure other companies have strict rules about using OEM eg Delco parts that are pro line and not OE, yes Delco is the OEM but the quality is very different.
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