Models with K9K engine
The thermostat cannot be separated from the water box. To replace it, you need to replace the water box.
Models with K4M engine
Removing
Place the car on a two-wheel lift.
Remove:
- intake silencer,
- engine crankcase mounting bolts,
- protective screen.
Drain the liquid from the engine cooling system.
Spread with tool (Mot. 1448) or or:
- collar (1) inlet hose of the radiator of the engine cooling system,
- fastening clamp (2) expansion tank hose.
Disconnect from the thermostat cover:
- the supply pipeline of the radiator of the engine cooling system,
- expansion tank hose.
Remove:
- bolts (3) fixing the thermostat housing cover,
- thermostat cover.
Remove:
- thermostat (4),
- thermostat gasket (5).
Installation
Clean and degrease the thermostat housing with a surface cleaner.
The thermostat gasket must be replaced.
Install:
- new thermostat gasket
- thermostat,
- thermostat cover.
Attach the following components to the thermostat cover:
- expansion tank hose,
- inlet hose from the radiator of the engine cooling system.
Install with tool (Mot. 1448) or or:
- expansion tank hose clamp
- clamp of the inlet hose of the radiator of the engine cooling system.
Fill the cooling system with liquid and remove air from it.
Install:
- engine undertray protection,
- intake silencer.