# 2nd thermostat: to OEM or not to OEM

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2nd-thermostat-to-oem-or-not-to-oem/186275>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, versa\
**Created:** [September 7, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2nd-thermostat-to-oem-or-not-to-oem/186275 "2022-09-07T20:42:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ray-O\_Vac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Ray-O\_Vac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ray-O_Vac)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2nd-thermostat-to-oem-or-not-to-oem/186275/1 "2022-09-07T20:42:02Z")

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My 2007 Nissan Versa has two coolant thermostats. The “real” 95C-temp stat on the upper side output of the engine (looks harder to replace) and the “extra” 82C-temp stat on the lower front intake of the engine (looks like a snap to replace). Car has close to 120K miles, and I’m thinking of proactively replacing the two stats with new OEM ones at the same time as a radiator flush. OEM part is easy to find with the extra lower stat, but even the [parts.nissanusa.com](http://parts.nissanusa.com) website does not list any available OEM for the upper one (that I can find). If I can’t find OEM for the upper stat, then is there a different good brand that I could look for? Or should I just not worry about the two stats? Or should I just replace the lower one with OEM? I’ve read about a Versa that had the originals past 200K, so I might be feeling lucky…

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2nd-thermostat-to-oem-or-not-to-oem/186275/2 "2022-09-07T20:49:28Z")

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2nd-thermostat-to-oem-or-not-to-oem/186275/3 "2022-09-07T20:52:14Z")

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