Thank you Dave! After watching a few videos of how to replace the Thermostat on my 2005 GX470 I thought it was above my skill level. But your video gave me the confidence to do it, and while it took me a couple hours (lost nut---newb mistake), I got the job done! Appreciate your video brotha
@andrewrios2295
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video good sir, you are a hero amongst men.
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind comment, Andrew!
@scottbuck9348
3 жыл бұрын
Just heading home from work and my sequoias heat gauge sky rocketed! I just changed the water pump last year, it’s gotta be a stuck thermostat. I’m sitting on the side of the road watching your video! And ya I tried cranking the heat after the last time I took off but it was only blowing cool air even when the setting was on HOT! I’m going to try changing my thermostat tomorrow. Thanks for the video And even though I have this issue, I still love my Toyota and they are built like a brick and last forever if u take care of them!
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
All the best on your repair, Scott! Love my yotas too!
@zxcorpionz
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for your video , my sequioa was overheating yesterday when going to south padre island , i just turned off the A C and went to the beach any way but today i will change thermostant thanks for showing us how to do it. 🙏 god bless
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped. Thanks for the comment, Rick!
@zxcorpionz
3 жыл бұрын
@@FamilyFriendlyDIY i just changed it and temperature is back to nornal , got a set of monroe shocks for rear axel from oreilley's too , the truck really needed them , will do the front ones next week. Again thanks 🙏
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
@@zxcorpionz glad to hear it, brother. I wish you the best on your maintenance adventures!
@trankt54155
2 жыл бұрын
How come the new thermostat looks like it is rusted in the middle?
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
2 жыл бұрын
Good question. I think it actually was rusted in the middle. ... I know, right? I was surprised myself. Thanks for the comment.
@Expressdawah
3 жыл бұрын
My 2002 sequoia temperature goes over halfway and continues to escalate to right before red going uphill on a very hot day 100+ F . But it would stay halfway driving flat. I found a little cotton ball in the coolant reservoir (don’t know how it got there) I removed it but it didn’t solve the problem. Now I’ve done a radiator flush to see if this would help. Your video made me wonder if it may be a bad thermostat. I’ll see if the flush helps at all. If not, I’ll replace radiator cap, if not, then will change thermostat. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks!
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
Weird about the cotton ball. It could be that there's still something else in there slowing down the flow of coolant. A catch point would be the thermostat, so maybe just opening the thermostat housing would reveal the problem. I wish you the best on that one, Mohammad. Please comment back when you get it figured out.
@Stryckerrr
2 ай бұрын
@@FamilyFriendlyDIY what did it end up being?
@AztekM1
Жыл бұрын
Did you have any issues with air in the system? Did you have to burp it or no issues?
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
Жыл бұрын
Nope. No issues. I just let it run/drove it for a while, and made sure it was topped off.
@mbux2
3 жыл бұрын
So my toyota dealer is out of thermostats (how does that happen?) So I bought an aftermarket one from O'Reilly 's but it doesn't have a jiggle pin. Any idea about the orientation of the thermostat?
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
If it doesn't have any sort of bleeder valve, the orientation shouldn't matter.
@zacuroni
Жыл бұрын
That old thermostat is the one from advanced auto parts
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
Жыл бұрын
Ah🤔
@jasonsims007
3 жыл бұрын
yeah it doesn't look like the rusted toyota one you paid 36 dollars for...yeah
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
LOL. I know, right?
@albertotrujillo8054
Жыл бұрын
Good video bro now I can change the thermostat by myself because I took my sequioa to the shop and the temperature goes up and down and pass the 3/4 and goes down i think I'm ready to change it by myself. Thanks
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
Жыл бұрын
All the best to you, Alberto!
@amoxtlinaries2486
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@JLxavyo
2 жыл бұрын
I’m about to replace my thermostat, so do I turn on heat to prevent any air in the radiator system
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. You turn on your heat after you refill with coolant so that it can run through the heater core to purge any air in there.
@Stryckerrr
2 ай бұрын
@@FamilyFriendlyDIYfor how long?
@ronhughley6510
3 жыл бұрын
Are you the only original owner of thag vehicle. If not someone else could have put that thermostat in previously. Cus the one i just got from toyota dealer looks exactly like youe new one. An like my old one.
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
I'm the second owner. I do think they replaced it because they had the radiator replaced around 180k miles--probably got sold a thermostat as well. Thanks for the comment, Ron.
@michaelhuskey3225
3 жыл бұрын
My genuine Toyota thermostat looks exactly like his Toyota thermostat, as well. They must've used an aftermarket last time. The spring seems more substantial on the OEM. Perhaps why it failed on the aftermarket.
@MidoriMitts
2 жыл бұрын
I have that fan problem how do I fix it?
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
2 жыл бұрын
If your fan is not coming on, it could be for several different reasons. First check if your fan is coming on at all... by turning your AC on. When you turn the AC on, the fan should always run. If it's not running at all, you can rule out your coolant temperature sensor. Next check any electrical connections going to the fan. Take them apart, clean them, squirt some wd-40 in them and put them back together. If that doesn't work, check the fuses or relays that go to the fan. You'll probably be able to tell if a fuse is blown. If it's a relay, and you have two that look alike in your fuse box, you can probably swap them and see if your fan comes on. If it's not any of those things, it's probably the fan itself. If the fan works when the AC is on, but doesn't come on otherwise, it is most likely your coolant temperature sensor. --- I did another video on troubleshooting fans, though it was on a Honda CR-V ... It might be helpful if you want to check it out kzitem.info/news/bejne/0KOozJuks3d1q6Q
@reynoldsfamily3610
3 жыл бұрын
Was the check engine light on before you replaced it? My wife has an 04 is and I have determined the thermostat is the problem but am wondering if I replace does the check engine light automatically go off or is there something else that has to be done to get it to go off maybe some type of reset?
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
The check engine light had been coming on intermittently for a p0171 (if I remember right---nothing related to the thermostat) "System lean bank 1." I cleaned the mass airflow sensor and it never came back. That's the only code I've ever had on this Sequoia in the 7ish years I've owned it. ... To reset the light, you just remove the negative battery cable for a few minutes (I usually do 15 minutes), or you can take both of the battery cables off and touch them together. This drains residual power from any capacitors that might be helping your ECU hold memory. ---Thanks for the comment. I hope you get yours figured out.
@ko6128
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t find the duck video.
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
2 жыл бұрын
Doh! I forgot all about the duck video. I never put it together and posted it. Sorry! I still have all the footage and hope to get to it eventually!
@ronhughley6510
3 жыл бұрын
Whaaaat!!!! Seriously. It cost me over 30 for my thermostat, an $9 an some change plus tax. So almoat 50 bucks for thermostat and gasket from toyota dealer by my house. Maybe has to do with where you live or if you got online.
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I thought mine was high. I just walked up to the Toyota parts counter and bought it. After the parts guy told me the price, he said, "Is there anything else I can get you?" and I said, "Yeah. A better price." He just laughed and said, "I know, right?"
@jeremyscaggs7315
3 жыл бұрын
Great music choice. Lol
@rumiranda3048
2 жыл бұрын
That look like a used thermostat
@CosmicMomentumX
9 ай бұрын
Bro, I want a duck
@pliedtka
2 жыл бұрын
For Japanese cars please purchase only OEM, or Japanese made thermostats. The average aftermarket thermostat is not of good quality.
@blackout9kobe
3 жыл бұрын
Heat full blast would make it run cooler fyi
@FamilyFriendlyDIY
3 жыл бұрын
True. I was running the heat to keep the valve to the heater core open to make sure no air was trapped anywhere. I've run it several times now with and without heat and the temp gauge stays rock steady at the same point. Thanks for the comment Andrew.
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