I just bought a thermostat for 24 bucks made by beck/arnley. It says that it opens at 192 degrees, that seems kinda high but i couldnt find one that ran at lower temps. Is this ok? What temp thermostats are you running and where did you get them?

 

the stock thermostat opens at 82c

 

can someone give this to me in degrees, thanks for the help though

 

take it back and buy a mazda one. temp right or not. the aftermarket ones suck.

 

You really want to only go with a Mazda OEM thermostat, no matter what anyone says or claims.

 

they told me it was oem, who makes parts for mazda?

 

I think I posted from the fsm and it said it started to open at 167 and was fully open at 195. I'll double check or if you want go to the online factory service manual and look in the coolant section. http://www.iluvmyrx7.com

 

NO, I was wrong. It says it starts to open at 197-183 and is fully open at 203 degrees. That's for a 87 model.

The 89 says it starts to open at 177-182 and is fully open at 203 degrees.

 

can you get quality lower temp ones??

What about drilling a small hole in the stock one.

 

why would you drill a hole in the stock thermostat

 

thanks for the info, i just checked the info on it I should be alright, I hope. If it looks like it wont work ill get the one mazda sells even though this is an oem replacement.