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Message: <blockquote data-quote="selespeed" data-source="post: 207983" data-attributes="member: 1388">don't believe too much what the internet says. lifespan of shock is very much dependent on driving style and frequency. so there isn't such thing as optimum life span for shock in this case. what the nternet says about 2 years is only a GUIDE. i said this based on my experience, not internet. as for thermostat, my temperature gauge indicated that it's rising steadily while i was driving one day last week. so something wasn't right and as i got myself in a traafic crawl it went up further and so i finally pulled over to check. the engine compartment was very hot and engine cooling obviously didnt work. it turned out that the fan wasn't working.  later when the fan was fixed, the temperature was back to normal. so, my conclusion is that this wasn't due to thermostat nor was it the radiator. when all else are working properly - radiator, fan, temp. gauge then the culprit mabe the waer pump or like you said thermostat.  that's in theory. but for all my cars on rainy days, the temp would go up initially and then fall on heavy rainy days. i believe this is normal. there is a RANGE of temperature engines can operate on - not too hot and not too cold but a dip slight below should be ok!</blockquote>