Contents: Removal procedure ↧ Installation procedure ↧
Removal procedure
Caution! To prevent injury, do not remove the expansion tank cap when the engine and radiator are hot, as heat maintains pressure in the system. Hot fluid and steam may escape under high pressure.
1. Drain the coolant. Follow step "Draining and filling the cooling system" in this section.
2. Remove the decorative cover. See Section 1B, "Engine Mechanical System - 2.0 Diesel".
3. Remove the charge air cooler inlet hose from the charge air cooler. See Section 1B, "Engine Mechanical System - 2.0 Diesel".
4. Disconnect the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing.
5. Loosen the bolt securing the fuel injection pump to the fuel rail feed pipe.
6. Remove the thermostat housing.
7. Remove the thermostat with the gasket.
Installation procedure
1. Install the thermostat with a new gasket.
2. Install the thermostat housing.
3. Tighten the bolt securing the fuel line to the common fuel rail.
Tighten
Tighten the thermostat housing bolts to 23 N·m (17 lbs.in).
Tighten the fuel line mounting bolt to the common fuel rail to 10 Nm (88.5 lbs.in).
