Re: Thermostat or Fan
It's true what the mechanic is telling you that a few things have to come apart, even more if it's the fan motor.
But ask him this: What happens if it's still overheating when you replace the thermostat, will the money you spend be taken off the labor charge if the fan motor needs replacing?
You say he "thought" it was the thermostat. So he's just guessing at this point. I'll tell you right now, from the hundreds of owners that had overheating problems, probably 90% had fan motor problems over thermostat replacements.
Do this. Open the hood and see if you can spot the fan. It's a little hidden behind the housing but see if you can see the blades and where they are located as they are standing still. Now start the car (hood still up) and put the air-conditioning ON. Now go look (carefully) at the fan again and see if it's turning. It's hard to see but you won't see the blades standing still anymore. If the fan is not turning it's a good indication the fan motor is burnt out.
If it is turning, you mechanic just might be right with his guess. You won't know until you test it out when he's done. There's still other things (relays or ECM) that might be bad if it turns out that the thermostat doesn't solve your problem.
Please let us know when he changes the thermostat if that solved yor overheating problem.
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