My 1998 LS400 takes a long time to warm up on a cold day. By cold I mean around 0ish-10ish or so F. Is this typical on a LS400? It seems to take 3-4 miles (maybe 2 1/2-3ish even) before the needle even starts moving up off the bottom and a few more miles to get resonably warm and then maybe a mile or so till fully warm. Is this normal or possibly do I need a new thermostat. I hate to put in a new thermosat if this is normal. When driving my 2002 5.3 Silverado the temp needle starts moving up within a mile or less and it is very warm in 2 or so miles. My LS400 has 93,000 miles. I would think the thermostat is probably still original. That may or not mean it should be replaced though.
Thanks!
Rodney
Mine runs cool for 2.2 miles of city driving and the needle has barely moved at that point. The engine is cool but my heater works. This is at 24 degreesF.
Thermostat Question, 1998 Ls400
in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400
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Mine runs cool for 2.2 miles of city driving and the needle has barely moved at that point. The engine is cool but my heater works. This is at 24 degreesF.