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Thermostat Housing: Service and Repair

Thermostat Housing

Removal and Installation

NOTE:  The thermostat and thermostat housing are serviced as an assembly.

1. Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding  See: Service and Repair/Cooling

System Draining, Filling and Bleeding.

2. Remove the power steering pump. For additional information, refer to Steering.

3. Disconnect the Knock Sensor (KS) electrical connector.

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Detach the KS electrical connector pin-type retainer.

4. Disconnect the heater hose at the thermostat housing.

5. Disconnect the lower radiator hose at the thermostat housing.

6. Remove the 3 bolts and the thermostat housing.

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Remove and discard the thermostat housing seal.

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To install, tighten the bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

7. NOTE: Lubricate the thermostat housing seal with clean engine coolant.

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