replacing thermostat

Drewation · Post by **Drewation** » February 27th, 2006, 5:27 pm

im sure its been asked a million times but can someone tell me or show me a post with all the steps to replacing it, also where it is located?

thanks

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » February 27th, 2006, 7:04 pm

Check the online manual page E2-008. There are removal and installation steps found there with pictures.

Nate

twoie · Post by **twoie** » February 27th, 2006, 7:34 pm

its a pretty straight forward process. There is a bunch of intack hoses to remove to allow better access. I f you have a digital camera just take a couple of pictures so you know how to put it back together. When you put the new therm in just make sure you put the little burp hole at the 12:00 position. The online manual is a great tool with good step by steps.

Hope this helps

Twoie

Drewation · Post by **Drewation** » March 1st, 2006, 5:03 pm

so, i got the new thormostat in reaplced everything to how it was. first i forgot to connect the electrical connection to the intake which was making it run really rough and finnaly died. so i pluged that in, then it seemed the battery had gone dead (i had my stereo on while i was working). so i left it to charge came back 2 hours later, nothing happend at first the on came on but suddenly everything started to go screwy lights comming on and off gauges going up and down. so i found the problem the ground bracket that connects the the metal tubing that houses the thermostat i forgot to connect

. now i havent put it on yet but ive left my car at school for now, but my question is, do you think i would have fried any electrical stuff? and if i forget to ground would it have blown a fuse first?

Drewation · Post by **Drewation** » March 1st, 2006, 7:30 pm

to clairify also, this all happend when i try and boost the car, when it was not grounded. when i try and just turn the key on just the battery nothing happends at all.

twoie · Post by **twoie** » March 1st, 2006, 7:42 pm

I think you'll be ok, but time will tell.

twoie

Drewation · Post by **Drewation** » March 2nd, 2006, 10:22 am

alright, so all the electrical works fine when its in acc and on, when i go to start it there is a clicking noise from the engine, i turn the key back and all the electrical goes crazy again. could my alternator be gone? anybody ever had this before?

twoie · Post by **twoie** » March 2nd, 2006, 10:56 am

could be your bat, poor ground, or poor connection at the starter. Check the ground that is located just below the thermastat, prehaps you knocked it loose.

twoie

Drewation · Post by **Drewation** » March 2nd, 2006, 3:27 pm

well, while i was in woods i was talking to someone who said just disconect the battery and it will reset the ecu so i did and everything back to normal

, its funny i was like checking every ground and fuse for something so simple

Polish Prince · Post by **Polish Prince** » March 31st, 2006, 2:40 am

hey i was wondering where i would go to see this manual so i can read up on changing the termostat. while on topic does anyone know if this manual will have anything on changing ball joints and possibly electrical problems with blinkers, thx in advance and hopefully i get my new mx3 up and running

Polish Prince · Post by **Polish Prince** » March 31st, 2006, 3:13 am

nm found it thx guys

Polish Prince · Post by **Polish Prince** » April 4th, 2006, 12:24 am

ok so i replaced the thermostat and found out the i was also leaking coolant through a crack in the cheap plasic piping where the rad hose attaches to the rad. now i either buy a new rad from junk yard or can i somehow weild some piping onto the rad, anyone encounter this problem??