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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  Mr. Detail on  Tue May 24 03:04 CST 2005
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I have forgotten which temperature thermostat I bought the last time I changed
out my thermostat, 87 degrees or 90. I think the geographic area one lives in makes the difference. yes?








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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  SUNSCIRCUS on  Thu May 26 05:47 CST 2005
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87 for turbo and 90 for non-turbo
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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  cancerman on  Tue May 24 05:58 CST 2005
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What is more important than the temprature is the failsafe feature. I found what AutoZone lists as the proper thermo for my car disn't even fit into the hole, but the O'Reilly part does. Again, very important that it's a failsafe.
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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  KlausC on  Tue May 24 03:33 CST 2005
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No. Maine to Fla, Volvo is going with the 90 thermostat. The older Volvos, pre 93 liked to use the 87 degree, but it doesn't make any difference in engine reliability.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(108Kmi), 95 854T(88K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be bl on  Tue May 24 07:35 CST 2005 [RELATED]


Hey Klaus,

Is that a new recommendation? Just wondering as my OM says use the 90C on N/A engines and the 87C on turbos.

bl








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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  KlausC on  Tue May 24 15:53 CST 2005
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My dealer says that the 3degrees Centegrade don't make much difference. Except that on my 164, it runs hotter on the dash gauge. The important thing is that it works.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(108Kmi), 95 854T(88K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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Thermostat temp/ 87 or 90? 850

posted by  Jack43 on  Tue May 24 08:17 CST 2005
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My 96 Turbo had an 87 from the factory. Doubt that 3 degrees C makes much difference though...







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