ISIS Thermostat help

[Hoffman5982]

Hey guys, I just had a quick question regarding my ISIS thermostat on my KA24DE. I purchased it during the Black Friday sale at Enjuku for $15. Since putting it in, it seems to work fine. I noticed in the beginning that the temp gauge would drop when I hit ~5-5.5k. Now, 2 months later and immediately after my last event, I noticed that it completely bottoms out as soon as I hit 3k. If I rev the motor it will drop. This leads me to believe that the tstat is stuck open. I have not had time to pull it out. I have already emailed Enjuku about exchanging it under warranty, I just wanted to see if anyone else using it had the same issue.

Thanks for the help

[da_crew10]

Go oem dude.

[Whitey13]

Enjuku really needs to change the name of their product line.

[silviasandbeer]

Originally Posted by Whitey13

Enjuku really needs to change the name of their product line.

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[ixfxi]

wood grain valve cover
isis thermostat

:-)

[omgRWDgoodness!]

Originally Posted by da_crew10

Go oem dude.

Fucking this. An OEM thermostat costs the same as the TrashSIS. There is literally zero reason to buy anything else. 0.

[Hoffman5982]

Again, I got it because it was 15 bucks. I run an oem tstat in my SR, I just wanted one that opens a little earlier for my ka, mostly for summer events. Enjuku is sending me another. If it fails I'll either go oem or Nismo

[Hoffman5982]

I swear you guys get angry over anything. It's a fucking thermostat. 90% of the population get the $3 parts store replacement for their vehicles and have no issues. Calm down

[Whitey13]

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

I swear you guys get angry over anything. It's a fucking thermostat. 90% of the population get the $3 parts store replacement for their vehicles and have no issues. Calm down

I was thinking the same thing reading the responses.

[ixfxi]

i dont think anyone is angry

i just think people are surprised that you would install a junk thermostat into a motor you care about

thermostat: a rather vital engine component responsible in regulating your coolant temperature.

WHAT!?$@?!@$ Someone say black friday SALE?!?! Fuckit! I'ma baller on a budget rollin deep with that WOOOOOOOOOD GRAAAAAAAAAAAIIIN!

Come on man. You should know better.

[Hoffman5982]

I really don't understand why you're mocking me for having a woodgrain valve cover. Who cares? I thought it would look cool and make the bay look better.

I really don't see how to quality of an ISIS thermostat is any different than those at parts stores. I run ISIS pro arms on this car abd was extremely happy with their quality, so I figured I'd be perfectly fine running their thermostat. Maybe this was a dud. Maybe the new one will last for a long time. Maybe not. People completely remove thermostats and never have an issue. It's really not as big of a deal as you guys are making it. Im not asking about slapping a cx racing turbo and running 70psi of boost on my stock ka.

[!Zar!]

ISIS also makes z32 MAFs that have been known to fail right out the box.

You state that you're happy with their quality. How so? Just because it doesn't break immediately.

Well congrats, it broke.

Your theory is flawed.

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by !Zar!

ISIS also makes z32 MAFs that have been known to fail right out the box.

You state that you're happy with their quality. How so? Just because it doesn't break immediately.

Well congrats, it broke.

Your theory is flawed.

No I am happy because I remember the quality of their v1 arms. What I was trying to say is that it seems like ISIS has started enforcing some kind of quality control over the old identical-to-ebay parts that they used to sell. Tstats fail all the time. . It happens. It seriously isn't this big of a deal.

Guess what guys, when the new one comes in you know what I'm going to do with it? I'm going to install it. Because it is my car and my choice. If it fails it is my mistake to have to fix again. Focus on your own shit and stop getting bent out of shape over what other people are doing with theirs. There are far more worse things I could be doing that would warrant ridicule than installing a fucking thermostat. Lawd hav merci

[Whitey13]

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

I really don't understand why you're mocking me for having a woodgrain valve cover. Who cares? I thought it would look cool and make the bay look better.

you don't have to explain anything to them. It just throws gas on the fire.

[!Zar!]

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

No I am happy because I remember the quality of their v1 arms. What I was trying to say is that it seems like ISIS has started enforcing some kind of quality control over the old identical-to-ebay parts that they used to sell. Tstats fail all the time. . It happens. It seriously isn't this big of a deal.

Guess what guys, when the new one comes in you know what I'm going to do with it? I'm going to install it. Because it is my car and my choice. If it fails it is my mistake to have to fix again. Focus on your own shit and stop getting bent out of shape over what other people are doing with theirs. There are far more worse things I could be doing that would warrant ridicule than installing a fucking thermostat. Lawd hav merci

Spoken like a true peasant.

Asking for help means you WANT people to "focus on your shit".

Have fun risking your engine, broke boy.

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by !Zar!

Spoken like a true peasant.

Asking for help means you WANT people to "focus on your shit".

Have fun risking your engine, broke boy.

Actually, if you had read my original post, I simply asked if the dropping of the temp gauge was experienced by anyone else. I wasn't aware I had to ask people to refrain from insulting me and critiquing my purchases. Again, it's a damn thermostat. I ran a parts store tstat for over a year and it never failed me. I still feel the ISIS unit is more reliable, I just got a dud, which I saw many times when I worked at a parts store. It happens. I'm sorry if that inconveniences your life in any way.

[ixfxi]

Chill, you're acting as if you just signed up and arent used to the sarcasm around here.

By the way, you stop to think that maybe the thermostat is OK, and that maybe you have an issue with your sending unit or gauge? A thermostat is simple to test, remove it and put it in boiling water, see how it actuates at various temps. Same goes for your sending unit. Do some damn diagnosing. I dont understand why you're whining about basic troubleshooting.

Maybe the thermostat sucks, maybe it doesnt. Personally, I wouldnt want to jeopardize an engine over a few dollars - but black friday has more meaning than it does for me.

I dunno. How hard is it to purchase an OEM thermostat. Did they triple in price all of a sudden? Where is the big expenditure, because I am confused.

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

Chill, you're acting as if you just signed up and arent used to the sarcasm around here.

By the way, you stop to think that maybe the thermostat is OK, and that maybe you have an issue with your sending unit or gauge? A thermostat is simple to test, remove it and put it in boiling water, see how it actuates at various temps. Same goes for your sending unit. Do some damn diagnosing. I dont understand why you're whining about basic troubleshooting.

Maybe the thermostat sucks, maybe it doesnt. Personally, I wouldnt want to jeopardize an engine over a few dollars - but black friday has more meaning than it does for me.

I dunno. How hard is it to purchase an OEM thermostat. Did they triple in price all of a sudden? Where is the big expenditure, because I am confused.

I'm mostly talking to Zar, who is getting all bent out of shape over nothing. Even if you were being serious, I don't really care what other people think about my choice of valve cover finish, just didn't know why you kept on with it. Is there some inside joke about woodgrain valve covers that I'm not getting? I know it's fairly common

And you're right, it is simple to test, I just haven't had time and have avoided driving it in the mean time. Like I said before, I wanted one that opened earlier then oem for track days. If this fails again then I will buy a Nismo. Just thought I'd try it out since the quality of their other stuff has seemed to improve.

I was just wondering if anyone else had noticed if their gauge drop in the upper rpm range like mine. I knew dropping at 3k like it just started doing was abnormal and I was 99.99% sure it is stuck open. I wasn't interested any anyone's opinion on the brand or anything like that.

[ixfxi]

Yeah...

but what about that wood grain tho? :-)

[fatduece]

First I'd like to thank each and everyone of you. You've taken the time out of your precious lives just to help flame the op. I'd say he deserved it all. Hes supporting a terrible Company that not only makes garbage parts, but also bears the name of a terrorist organization.

This thread and many others have provided countless hours of gut busting lulz. I <3 ZILVIA.


and to the OP, wood grain doesn't help clean up anything, it only makes it more confusing. I mean..
why the hell would there be wood inside engine being the first place? Lol. I wouldn't use anything isis, even if it was given to me for free! But I would pawn it to a peasant like the OP!

[!Zar!]

Arguing with the OP is like arguing with a wooden plank.

So I find his valve cover quite fitting.

[Hoffman5982]

No you....

[!Zar!]

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

No you....

[zurud]

IS the ISIS product imported from Syria or Iraq? I am scared to buy them for funding the terrorist. The DHS will be knocking on my door if I buy any product from ISIS.

[KoukiMonsta]

holy fuq im lollin Zar and ixfixixfixifixiffixifxifxfixfixfi