Friday, September 23, 2011

How do you change thermostat on 97 ford taurus sho?

1. Drain the coolant until the level of the coolant is below the level of the thermostat.



2. Disconnect the battery cables (negative cable first).



3. Remove the battery from the vehicle.



4. Remove the power distribution box.



5. Remove the battery tray.



6. Disconnect the upper radiator hose and position it out of the way.



7. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the water inlet connection.



8. Unfasten the two water inlet connection retaining bolts and remove the water inlet connection.



9. Remove the O-ring seal and thermostat from the water pump. Inspect the O-ring for damage and replace as necessary.



To install:



10. Clean the water inlet connection mating surfaces.



11. Install the O-ring, thermostat and the water inlet connection. Refer to the accompanying illustration if you can't remember how the O-ring and thermostat are positioned.



12. Install the water inlet connection assembly retainers and tighten them alternately to 71-106 inch lbs. (8-12 Nm).



13. Connect the lower radiator hose to the water inlet connection.



14. Install the upper radiator hose.



15. Install the battery tray, power distribution box ad the battery.



16. Connect the battery cables (negative last).



17. Fill the engine with coolant, start the engine and check for leaks.



18. Stop the engine and top off the coolant recovery reservoir as necessary.



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Follow the big black rubber upper radiator hose from the radiator to the engine. The engine coolant thermostat should be under the bell shaped housing mounted to the engine where that hose connects to it. Make sure you put the new thermostat in the same way the old one was (NOT reversed!) Use a new gasket. It's a good time to flush the coolant system real well by temporarily leaving the old thermostat out and reconnecting the radiator hose to allow free flow for flushing. Then install the new thermostat and new coolant mix.How do you change thermostat on 97 ford taurus sho?open hood follow top radiator hose to motor remove hose remove two bolts lift housing lift thermostat scrape off old gasket replace new gaske and new thermostat



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