during the summer it would take a while to warm up but it would get fully warmed up, but now that the temp has gone down it never warms up it is always sitting right about the C on the guage....... is this a problem that other people have or should i put a new thermostat in? thanks

 

thermostat probly bad

 

is your cooling system stock (including rad, rad cap and thermostat)?

 

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My vote would be thermostat as well... And even if it isn't, it's only like $10.... But I was having a similar problem in my LS, replaced it and it's been working ever since...

 

How cold is it where yoy live? Your problem sounds like a stuck thermostat, just get a new one and check your coolant to see what temp it's good for while you're at it. I've managed to have it freeze on me a few years ago in my old Nissan Bluebird after having a leakage problem during the summer, and beeing lazy refilled with water only and then forgot about it
Then winter came and during christmas it got cold, it was -15 celsius for a couple of days and I found out the hard way my coolant was good for -7 celsius Engine survived fine, without any problems, as I soon realised why my engine was overheating and the heater not working and got the car inside to deice. on me for beeing lazy.

 

yea guess ill replace it and hope it gets better........ and oh yea "its getting colder" only means like 40F degrees so it aint that cold but i know when it does get colder my car will never warm up if i dont fix this. thanks for all the help guys

 

Yeah, sound like thermostat is stuck open.

 

how long are you driving the car for?

 

put a new thermostat in it and it fixed it thanks for the help