well my fit is at 200k miles now and idk if they ever did the thermostat change and the radiator change should i change the thermostat as im from california and i want to get ready for the hot summer this year

 

I changed mine at 100k, so certainly.

 

It the GE thermostat a known failure issue?

 

well i dont know how hot my engine is getting because they only have hot or cold but its been 200k without changing the thermostat and i know the day that it fails... would be a bad idea for my little engine and i also need to change the coolant

 

You think your thermostat will go before your water pump? The rule of thumb used to be to change out your thermostat when you where in there changing out your water pump.

 

I replaced mine at 85k when I flushed coolant. I wish I had a picture but it looked brand new still. Really easy job though, sits on the side of the engine facing forward, just two bolts and it's out.

 

I recently flushed the coolant system on my 09 that had about 145K miles. Replaced the thermostat at that time as well just as a preventative maintenance thing. So if you getting ready to replace the coolant I would suggest doing the thermostat at that same time with a engine that has 200K miles just for peace of mind. Really easy to access this part on these engines as was mentioned earlier.

 

yea i might start to order the thermostat and the coolant soon thank u guys so much

 

remember the replacement rubber seal that goes with it, you need to replace it when you open it up.

 

alright bro is the rubber seal also for sale on hondapartsnow?

 

Probably? I bought it at an Advance auto for less than 6 bucks, same place I got my thermostat. It's a very common size.

 

yea man, just swap that. im going to swap mine along with the coolant in the spring and i have 66,000. cheap insurance with easy access.

 

I bought a thermostat on eBay that came with the gasket, back in March 2019.

 

That's what I would do.

 

I don't really understand this. Changing your water pump with the thermostat.
Water pumps last a lot longer and it is in a different spot with having to take off the serpentine belt.

All I can say is at 100k miles my pump is fine, but changing the thermostat gave me a car that heats up quicker in the winter.
I've read posts here with 200k+ mile cars on the original water pump.

If anything I think changing the water pump should be done when you change the alternator.

 

My bad. What I should have said was "what I used to do." Water pumps didn't last very long back then. Something to do with coolant and pump material quality. Old habits die hard.