1999 sus 2.5l thermostat

My sisters thermostat is sticking. How hard/ easy is this to change? Is one from a parts store good or should she get an OEM one.

does anyone have one?
Would anyone help me change this tomorrow before she goes back down to rochester?

If not could someone from rochester help her out?

Thanks everyone
Bill

 

very easy, pick one up, with gasket from me but bring the last 8 of her vin # its two bolts, zip zip fill with coolent, burp, done.

 

from you, you mean from mtka subie? they are not opened tomorrow are they?

 

if you want just a thermostat i have performance ones for only 39.95! 160 or 170 degree.

 

stock rating is fine.

 

thermostat sticking on a 2.5 dohc? hmmmm sounds more like headgaskets to me, they are notorious for them, never know though... goodluck!

 

agreed, this is headgasket season, is the overflow bubbling? is it full of black ****?

 

I will have her check.

would it be bubbeling when warm or whenever the car is running?

 

well if the stat is really stuck you wont see bubbles, so check for oil sludge in the coolent

 

In the over flow or the radiator?

 

both rad and overflow

 

how many miles are on it and have they ever been done?

 

don't know the miles and no I don't think they have

 

if its around 100k they probably are blown

 

whats that cost to fix?

 

anywhere from 1200-1700 depending on where you do it, and what is all done, good time to seal up the rear seperator plate, do a t-belt, waterpump and all the seals along with check the valves. if your lookin to get rid of it, id love to buy it from you.. sus's are nice pm me with any questions

 

Well, we are going to get it fixed for her. But if you are in the market for a new car I have 2 I would sell you. I would even put SUS stickers on them for you if you want.

97 legacy auto 3k
95 Grand prix Auto 2400

Let me know...

 

what? you have sus stickers!!!!!???!?!?!??!
more info..........

 

No I don't but it that is what it would take to sell the above cars, I would buy some.

 

Took it to Mike Wray, they found that it was head gaskets. They also adjusted the timing belt tensioner.

Thanks Mike for the great work. (or your dad if he did the work)