Thermostat

[turtles_ride]

My extended warranty is almost expired, so i took my car in one last time to have a few concerns checked out. Turns out my LIM gasket was blown again, so they fixed it a second time under warranty! The first time was about 3 years ago, but they said they've addressed the issue by making the new gaskets out of a different type of material. They also replaced my control arm bushings under warranty because i said my front end was making some funny noises. So i get my car back, and now it doesn't heat up as much as it used to. The temperature guage used to get up about 1/2 way and now it only gets up to about 3/8s. Also the heat from the vents used to blow alot hotter. You think its the thermostat or what else could it be.

[Vtolds]

Its possible that it could be your T-stat, probably stuck open, if it was staying closed you would be heating up.

[jamcllw]

Or that's the way it's supposed to act with the coolant not mixed with oil going through it and not having any pressure leaks.

[turtles_ride]

i remember it heating up alot more when i first got it, and when the leak was fixed the first time tho