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Difference between revisions of "Talk:Thermostat replacement"
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It's just a tight space to get the tools in to remove the hose clips and bolts. | It's just a tight space to get the tools in to remove the hose clips and bolts. | ||
I ended up using a pair of needle nose vice grips (jaw locking pliers) to hold the hose clips open so I could focus on pulling the hoses off of the thermostat. Worked like a charm. | I ended up using a pair of needle nose vice grips (jaw locking pliers) to hold the hose clips open so I could focus on pulling the hoses off of the thermostat. Worked like a charm. | ||
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| + | This guide was very helpful, but there some additional things I noticed during the procedure (I decided not to modify original text and place this here): | ||
| + | # Use gloves, it's true that you can have your hands "damage". | ||
| + | # Indeed, original part is very expensive, to save costs I bought used one and it works well too (I know, there's always a risk). | ||
| + | # In the original text you flush cooling liquid by dismounting the cooling pipe, I think it is better to do it using special plastic screw on the bottom of cooler (right side, looking from driver's perspective), that way you can reuse old cooling fluid. | ||
| + | # Pipes are indeed hard to fit back again - use a bit of lubricant on the inside to help them get on again. | ||
| + | # I had the same fault with thermostat arms (seems to be common). | ||
| + | # My used part was lacking electrical connector (it's a heater), it works as expected without it (basically it's an extra feature to have better performance). | ||
| + | # Do not try to dismount steering fluid container to have more space - you may end up with no power steering. | ||
| + | # To help putting the pipes back on you can put some grease on the inside. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:29, 7 November 2013
Just completed the job on my 2001 2.0 duratec, following the directions of this excellent guide.
Time: 3 hours Skill level: 2 Patience level: 101
It's just a tight space to get the tools in to remove the hose clips and bolts. I ended up using a pair of needle nose vice grips (jaw locking pliers) to hold the hose clips open so I could focus on pulling the hoses off of the thermostat. Worked like a charm.
This guide was very helpful, but there some additional things I noticed during the procedure (I decided not to modify original text and place this here):
- Use gloves, it's true that you can have your hands "damage".
- Indeed, original part is very expensive, to save costs I bought used one and it works well too (I know, there's always a risk).
- In the original text you flush cooling liquid by dismounting the cooling pipe, I think it is better to do it using special plastic screw on the bottom of cooler (right side, looking from driver's perspective), that way you can reuse old cooling fluid.
- Pipes are indeed hard to fit back again - use a bit of lubricant on the inside to help them get on again.
- I had the same fault with thermostat arms (seems to be common).
- My used part was lacking electrical connector (it's a heater), it works as expected without it (basically it's an extra feature to have better performance).
- Do not try to dismount steering fluid container to have more space - you may end up with no power steering.
- To help putting the pipes back on you can put some grease on the inside.
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