VVTi Engine .

[Stl]

@Gacamba

Makosa no 1, Gari usitoe thermostat. ikichapa, replace, Have pipes replaced, see if the cylinder head is okay. If you are not sure about this, consider a professional mechanic. But put into the equation a new engine. Its about 60k, hehehehehe. Have been there before

Are we talking about a complete engine ama slim engine?Kirinyaga road wanaua…
Any leads

[Stl]

@Teddy_time

Badilisha engine. Once an engine overheats severally the way you are saying, it will have several weakened components in the engine and possibly gearbox which will reduce engine reliability and be a major inconvenience since you will always be at the mechanic’s and getting stuck roadside (and paying towing).

Will have to connsider that

[Karoga]

@Stl

Thermostat ni useful zile place za winter wimter

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Gacamba]

@Stl

Are we talking about a complete engine ama slim engine?Kirinyaga road wanaua…
Any leads

Complete. With Gearbox.

[Gacamba]

@Gacamba

Complete. With Gearbox.

Can give you a number of the guy that sold me mine

[Shuma_mre_dani]

@Teddy_time

Jaribu Baricho Road na Dar-es-salaam road. There are several places there like shamas, masaku and several others. I think prices ya engine range from about 30-40k up depeneding on the engine

engine ya gari? 30k?

[Teddy_time]

@Shuma mre dani..

engine ya gari? 30k?

I remember my bro buying one for that much but that was like 10yrs back. It may have gone up but generally starting at 30-40 you should be able to get one depending on the engine

[Rene_Descartes]

@Stl

Thermostat ni useful zile place za winter wimter

aje? hiyo ni uongo mechanic wanasemanga ndio ukubali watoe. thermostat maintains engine operating temperature. without it you will run a cold engine on the highway and a hot engine in start stop traffic so you have to wire the fan directly to always run a cold inefficient engine. This will not solve anything because most overheating problems originate from the engine itself when oil isnt circulating well or when bearings are burnt.

[upepo]

@Stl

Thermostat ni useful zile place za winter wimter

Wewe ni ng’ombe sawa na huyo makanika wako. Rudisha hiyo thermostat mbio mbio gari irudi form.Most likely hizi shida zote zilianza juu ya thermostat kukwama kwama.

[Stl]

@upepo

Wewe ni ng’ombe sawa na huyo makanika wako. Rudisha hiyo thermostat mbio mbio gari irudi form.Most likely hizi shida zote zilianza juu ya thermostat kukwama kwama.

Hapa sitaki kusema hii maneno ya kutoa thermostat iliniingia poa…skuona sense ya kuitoa but juu ni makanika pro alisema haisuru.i will have it put back.

[Teddy_time]

@Stl

Hapa sitaki kusema hii maneno ya kutoa thermostat iliniingia poa…skuona sense ya kuitoa but juu ni makanika pro alisema haisuru.i will have it put back.

Nunua replacement uweke. Mekanika husemanga hivyo cause they know you will visit them more often ukitoa

[system]

@Stl

Got Toyota Sienta that imeniletea maneno sana.
Its engine is a Vvti.now the problems started when i had a long journey severally last week (read 400+kms) and resulted to a blown radiator pipes enroute that were replaced.Then followed the part of the radiator the top part also blew out n was replaced too .
Later on kufika mjini just making a short trip to and from work the engine overheats n inachemka sana.
My mech advised to hav the head gasket replaced and thermostart removed which he did.
Now of late its lost power ata kwa kamlima kadogo unaskia inalemewa.
Exparts wa kijiji saidia hapa…
@Makanikamurefi leta maoni bila kupitiakwa mama pima.

Hiyo gari uliendesha bila coolant. It overheated. That’s why the hoses blew or came off.

Moving on, have the cylinder head opened and both it and engine block checked for warps. If no warp, replace cylinder head gasket with original (ikikosa Toyota Kenya, check Toyotsu or Techpride).

Radiator usisumbuke sana. Carry your original (they need it for dimensions) to City Radiators in Industrial Area and have them make you a new one. They need about 3days to do that. You’ll check it’s structural integrity with them upon collection.

Lastly, rudisha hiyo thermostat. Haraka upesi.

[system]

@upepo

Wewe ni ng’ombe sawa na huyo makanika wako. Rudisha hiyo thermostat mbio mbio gari irudi form.

Difference between a mechanic and makanika. Hapa he was misadvised.

[system]

@thesavage

Sometimes the problem starts with simple thing like a low coolant level ama failure of coolant pump ama kathermostat tu.

A loose or failing radiator cap is an often missed cause of all the mess.

[system]

@Stl

Any leads na estimates…kirinyaga road wanaua

If you take this route, Industrial area. Baricho Road, Dar-es-salaam Road,etc.

[system]

@Teddy_time

Hapana. Thermostat is there to keep the engine within a certain temperature range regardless of driving conditions. Without it, the engine temp will swing wildly depending on driving conditions and these swings will ruin your engine. Thermostat ikiharibika, badilisha. If the thermostat was only for winter areas then brand new cars in kenya would be sold without it

Thank you!!

[system]

@Shuma mre dani..

engine ya gari? 30k?

Oh yes!

Most petrol engines are incredibly cheap. Lakini diesel utaitana.

[Wiltordo]

Keep an eye on the temp gauge. My jalopy had a loose radiator cap and coolant escaped gradually. If I hadn’t checked the gauge on time, I’d be singing a different time now

[patohazard]

@Teddy_time

Hapana. Thermostat is there to keep the engine within a certain temperature range regardless of driving conditions. Without it, the engine temp will swing wildly depending on driving conditions and these swings will ruin your engine. Thermostat ikiharibika, badilisha. If the thermostat was only for winter areas then brand new cars in kenya would be sold without it

Thanks for this comment, nakumbuka there is a mechanic who was telling me to remove thermostat eti cz they are meant for the temperate countries and I gave him a lecture on why its needed, tangu hio siku hua ananiheshimu sana ata anaogopa kunigonga juu aliona mimi najua ma shit!

[patohazard]

you mean there were no warning signs before the hoses blew!? I thought by then the temp gauge hovers around the red line