Change thermostat cant remove it - 2005 Buick Rendezvous

Drain a bit of antifreeze, from rad, lower right of rad and then remove thermostat and replace.

Check heater tap is operating remove heater hoses and back flush the heater core to check flow, check thermostat.

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follow radiator hose to engine cylinder block should see thermostat houing. the four cylinder engine you have remove exhaust manifold heat shield and remove coolant inlet pipes from the thermostat housing.also the four cylinder engine you have to raise vechicle support on jack stands you have to remove engine to transaxle support brace first before you can remove coolant inlet pipe from the radiator hose to thermostat housing.

Heres a couple of pictures to help you locate the thermostat housing, if you follow the lower hose from the radiator to the motor you will find the thermostat housing on the block, remove the two bolts and off comes the housing and thermostat, hope this helps.

thermostat does not go there follow these directions .follow the hose and pipe underneath the engine, the pipe will turn upward to the thermostat cover. Raise the hood and remove three bolts and cover over the manifold. Look down through the manifold railings and you will see the thermostat housing. Use a number 8 socket and long extension and remove the two 8 mm. bolts connecting the pipe to the housing, The pipe will drop down, if you have removed the hose and bolt under the bottom of the engine. Move the pipe over so you can see the thermostat. Use a stiff wire, bent and stuck through top of thermostat, pull upward and remove thermostat.

this simply requires removal of hose and both attatching bolts of the housing to the block...restart all bolts by hand until properly started

1. (This is for a 2.2L engine) If equipped with an automatic transmission, remove the exhaust manifold.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Remove the thermostat housing to water pump feed pipe bolts.
4. Remove the thermostat housing to water pump feed pipe.
5. Remove the thermostat.

Its located below the alternator and you have to remove that to get to it. Pain in the neck for ford to put it there

FOR EITHER ENGINE(2.2I4 OR 2.7LV6) THE THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING, AND NO IT IS NOT VERY HARD TO CHANGE. YOU WILL HOWEVER NEED TO REMOVE THE AIR INTAKE TUBE AND POSSIBLY THE AIR FILTER BOX TO GAIN ACCESS

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