Thermostat: Service and Repair

Coolant Thermostat Housing with Thermostat

• Check the coolant thermostat, refer to "Function and Component Selection" in the vehicle diagnostic tester.

Removing

- Remove the generator.

- Remove the coolant pipes. Refer to => [ Coolant Pipes ] Coolant Pipes.

- Remove the retaining clips - 1 - to remove the coolant hose - 2 - from the coolant thermostat housing.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - and then remove the thermostat housing with the thermostat from the engine.






Installing

- Clean the O-ring sealing surface.

- Replace the O-ring and lubricate it with coolant.

- Attach the coolant thermostat housing to the cylinder block and tighten the bolts evenly to 15 Nm.

- Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.