OEM Dodge Intrepid Thermostat

Dodge Intrepid Thermostat Parts and Q&A

• Thermostat
  68027789AA
  Q: How to Maintain Your Thermostat on Dodge Intrepid?

  A:

  To access the thermostat for service, first take the negative remote jumper cable off its socket. Do not remove the pressure cap when the system is hot and pressurized; not doing so can prevent serious burns from the coolant. Remove oil from the cooling system, then pull out the dipstick and its tube, making sure you cap the tube with something suitable to avoid coolant coming in. Place the vehicle on a hoist, lean the engine to a safe position and take out the left Engine Mount. After that, take out the generator support strut and separate the generator's wiring connector. Release the bolt on the transaxle dipstick tube bracket and the bolt under the lower heater hose tube bracket, then pull the lower heater hose and radiator lower hose away from the Thermostat Housing. Take out the bolts holding the thermostat housing and get rid of the thermostat and its housing. When installing the thermostat, first clear the gasket sealing areas, put the thermostat in place at the top of the housing and then insert the gasket. Fit the thermostat and housing onto the cylinder block and turn the bolts so they reach 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.). Connect the heater return and radiator lower hose again to the thermostat housing and make sure to secure them with hose clamps. Put in the heater hose tube bracket bolt, the transaxle dipstick tube bracket bolt and the generator support strut. Attach the connector to the generator and put in the left engine mount. Ease the vehicle back down, apply grease to the end of the dipstick O-ring and use it to seal the dipstick. Fill the cooling system next and finally attach the remote jumper wire to the negative (black) cable.