Thermostat: Service and Repair
REPLACEMENT1. DRAIN COOLANT
2. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER RH
3. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD COVER NO.2
a) Remove the 3 bolts and nut, then remove the cylinder head cover No. 2.
4. DISCONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL
5. REMOVE WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR
6. SEPARATE SUCTION HOSE SUB-ASSEMBLY
7. REMOVE AIR SWITCHING VALVE ASSEMBLY
8. REMOVE FAN AND GENERATOR V BELT
9. REMOVE GENERATOR BRACKET NO. 1
10. REMOVE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
11. REMOVE WATER INLET
12. REMOVE THERMOSTAT
13. INSTALL THERMOSTAT
a) Install a new gasket onto the thermostat.
b) Install the thermostat with the jiggle valve upward as shown in the illustration.
14. INSTALL WATER INLET
Torque: 10 Nm (102 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)
15. INSTALL GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
16. INSTALL GENERATOR BRACKET NO. 1
17. INSTALL AIR SWITCHING VALVE ASSEMBLY
18. INSTALL SUCTION HOSE SUB-ASSEMBLY
Torque: 9.8 Nm (100 kgf-cm, 87 inch lbs.)
19. CONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL
Torque: 3.5 Nm (36 kgf-cm, 31 inch lbs.)
20. ADD COOLANT
21. CHECK FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE
22. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD COVER NO.2
Torque: 7.0 Nm (71 kgf-cm, 62 inch lbs.)