Anyone had this problem before?
02-07-2017, 09:33 AM
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02-07-2017, 09:36 AM
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same story lol. 2014 jkur 50,000 trouble free miles and then 52000 miles oil cooler housing started leaking dealer replaced under warranty, got home radiator started leaking at the bottom seam, dealer replaced under warranty, got it home and kept getting coolant smell and noticed a crack at the elbow in the tstat. went to get a new tstat as that would not have been covered, replaced it and traded it that night lol. It had a small crack in that casting circle just enough that you would wipe the pink away and a few hours later it would be back. not enough to actually leave a drip or anything. The good news is they are really easy to change and if you are careful you only loose a cup or so of coolant.
02-07-2017, 09:37 AM
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happy wife happy life. I feel that brother. My wife is wanting a 17 as well. I'm still looking for the right one.
02-07-2017, 10:47 AM
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I've been looking. I think because the thermostat and seal are built into the plastic housing. If someone could make an aluminum kit and use a thermostat that wasn't attached they would make a gold mine.
02-07-2017, 10:53 AM
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02-07-2017, 11:04 AM
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I've not had to pull one of these yet. Am I reading this correct....that the housing, thermostat, and seal are 1-piece thing? You can't just buy a thermostat and re-use the old housing with a new seal?
02-07-2017, 11:40 AM
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nope. One piece. Well the deal comes out but the bleeder housing and t stat is all one piece. Just like a Miata.
02-07-2017, 11:41 AM
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02-07-2017, 11:46 AM
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the thermostat does come out of the plastic housing and you can just buy the housing sans thermostat. There is a rubber o-ring vs a gasket which is nice. The updated version just looks a lot more stout in the area where mine cracked.