Thermostat: Service and Repair

Thermostat

Service Repair No - 26.45.01

Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.





2. Remove the thermostat housing.
^ Position a container to collect the fluid.
^ Disconnect the coolant hoses from the thermostat housing.
^ Remove the 3 bolts.
^ Remove and discard the seal.





3. WARNING: Eye protection must be worn.

^ Remove the thermostat.
^ Position the thermostat housing in a vice.
^ Release and remove the thermostat.

Installation
1. Clean the thermostat cover and housing mating faces.
2. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ Install a new thermostat seal.
^ Tighten the bolts to 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
3. Top up and bleed the coolant.