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The thermostat is on top of the engine and the top rad hose goes into it.Usually held on with two bolts.
Make sure you put the new one in the right side up. I had one come in up side down.
The thermostat housing is at the end of the upper radiator hose. There should only be 2 10mm bolts holding the thermostat housing to the engine. Remove the 2 bolts, pull the housing off of the engine. Remove the old thermostat. Clean everything around where the thermostat goes on the housing and the engine side. Install new thermostat with new o-ring seal. And reinstall housing. Top off cooling system and bleed any air out of system with bleeder that is ontop of housing.
check that you put the thermostat in correctly. The pee hole should have water out of it at all engine speeds as it is an indicator that the impellor is working and that the pick-up holes are not blocked by a plastic bag or other stuff in the water. IT is on the inlet side of the thermostat and does not indicate that the water is circulating around the engine block and heads If you installed the impellor dry then you will have to replace it again as the dry rubber quickly melts the vanes off . It has to be installed with a suitable lubricant initially so that it primes itself on start up .
The thermostat is located on the side head of the engine on the drivers side. If you follow the upper radiator hose to the plastic thermostat housing, (this is where it is located). This is a 2 piece housing. 3 BOLTS hold the main water housing to the engine block (These do not need to be removed to change the thermostat. The three screws on the thermostat housing (usually torx heads) need to be removed. (where the upper radiator). Inside you will find the thermostat. Remember to replace the thermostat gasket at the same time and also some thermostats will only fit in a certain way so pay attention when the old is removed if there is a little hole (foget what it is called) at the 12 oclock position on the thermostat.
Follow the upper radiator hose from the radiator to the engine, where the hose hooks up to is where the thermostat is at, remove hose clamp, pull hose off, remove small bolt's on that housing, under that is where the thermostat is at, remove thermostat and install new one with new seal, the spring on the thermostat goes into the engine side, and your done, do this with engine cold and fill with 50/50 mix of coolant and water.
normally it is located on top of the upper radiator hose close to the engine you can check to see if your car is listed in this website www.autozone.com and also check out this website www.alldatadiy.com
there is air in system causing gurgling/set heater to defrost and check for sweet smell. do while stopped if core is leaking windshield will fog up and be hard to clear.
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