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Thermostat: Other Subaru Forester SF рестайлинг

Cooling System (Mechanical) 5 illustrations ~201 words

CAUTION

  1. Wear working clothing, including a cap, protective goggles, and protective shoes during operation.
  2. Ensure engine has cooled down before opening cooling system, bodily harm may occur if system is opened hot.
  3. Be careful not to burn your hands, because each part in the vehicle is hot after running.
  4. Be sure to tighten fasteners including bolts and nuts to the specified torque.
  5. Place shop jacks or safety stands at the specified points.

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Scheme 9: REMOVAL

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  1. Lift-up the vehicle.
  2. Remove under cover.
  3. Drain engine coolant completely.
  4. Remove bolt which installs water by-pass pipe of oil cooler onto oil pump. (AT vehicles only)
  5. Disconnect radiator outlet hose and water bypass hose (AT vehicles) from thermostat cover.
  6. Remove thermostat cover and gasket, and pull out the thermostat.

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Scheme 13: INSTALLATION
  1. Install the thermostat in the water pump, and install the thermostat cover together with a gasket, CAUTION: When reinstalling the thermostat, use a new gasket. The thermostat must be installed with the jiggle pin (A) facing to front side. At this time, set the jiggle pin of thermostat for front side. Tightening torque: 6.4 N.m (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)
  2. Fill coolant, check for leaks, recheck the coolant level.