Thermostat Housing: Service and Repair

Thermostat and Thermostat Housing

Material:

Removal and Installation
1. Drain the engine cooling system.
2. If servicing the thermostat housing, disconnect the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing.
3. Remove the 2 bolts, the thermostat housing and the thermostat. Discard the O-ring seal.
^ To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.)
4. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ Inspect the mating surfaces. Clean the sealing surfaces with metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging.
^ Install a new O-ring seal.