OEM Dodge Stratus Thermostat

Dodge Stratus Thermostat Parts and Q&A

• Lower Hose
  5278144AB
  Q: How to Maintain and Fix a Thermostat on Dodge Stratus?

  A:

  Unplug the negative battery cable from the remote jumper terminal before you start to service the thermostat. Always wait for the cooling system to cool and for all the pressure to release before touching the pressure cap. Let all the coolant out of the cooling system and set the vehicle up on a hoist. Disconnect the right front wheel and belt splash shield and also the accessory Drive Belts. Taking out the lower generator mounting bolt is necessary before you can lower the vehicle. Remove the wires from the generator, AC clutch and AC pressure sensor and shift the wiring harness out of the way. Removing the oil dipstick and tube, then plugging the hole they exit from will keep coolant from getting into the Oil Pan and harming the engine. Unbolt all the remaining generator fittings and carefully bring out the generator from the engine. Disconnect both hoses where they are attached to the Thermostat Housing, then take out the housing bolts and remove the thermostat and its housing. Wipe the gasket sealing area clean and put the thermostat with its bleed valve on top first, then slide the gasket into the thermostat housing. Put the thermostat and housing on the cylinder block, fastening everything with bolts to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.). Connect the hoses to the housing on the thermostat and then set the generator on top and attach with its bolts. Before you remove the plug from the oil pan, wipe away any remaining coolant from around it. Take out the plug from the oil pan and attach the engine oil dipstick tube instead. Put the AC clutch, AC pressure sensor and generator connectors back together. Get the vehicle off the ground on a hoist to fit the accessory drive belts, install the belt cover and put back the wheel on the right front. Drop the vehicle, connect the negative battery cable and fill all of the corrosion-treated cooling system parts.
• Thermostat Housing
  MD194988
  Q: How to Service the Thermostat for a 2.0L/2.4L Engine on Dodge Stratus?

  A:

  Before you repair the engine coolant thermostat on the 2.0L/2.4L, make sure you start when the system is not hot and then drain just enough coolant from the cooling system below its level. Unplug the hoses at the coolant outlet, then remove the bolts connecting it to the vehicle. Take off the coolant outlet connector and the thermostat as well. Remove dust and lint from the surfaces you'll seal and then insert the thermostat into the outlet connector with the bleed valve aimed at the notch in the connector. Fasten the thermostat outlet assembly into the housing, tightening the bolts to 12.5 Nm (110 inch lbs.). After that, reattach the hoses to the coolant outlet connector and fill the processes along the route used for coolant to fill the system.