Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 1776

6. Thermostat
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Remove under cover.
3) Drain engine coolant completely. <Ref. to
CO(H4DOSTC)-15, DRAINING LOF ENGINE
COOLANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine Coolant.>
4) Disconnect radiator outlet hose from thermostat
cover.
5) Remove thermostat cover and gasket, and pull
out the thermostat.
(A) Thermostat cover
(B) Gasket
(C) Thermostat
THERMOSTAT
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(C)
(B)
(A)
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B: INSTALLATION
1) Install the thermostat in the water pump, and in-
stall the thermostat cover together with a gasket.
NOTE:
• Replace gasket with a new one.
• Thermostat must be installed with jiggle pin fac-
ing the front side.
Tightening torque:
6.4 N·m (0.65 kgf-m, 4.7 ft-lb)
T
(A) Thermostat cover
(B) Gasket
(C) Thermostat
(D) Jiggle pin
2) Fill coolant. <Ref. to CO(H4DOSTC)-15, FILL-
ING OF ENGINE COOLANT, REPLACEMENT,
Engine Coolant.>
COOLING
(D)
(C)
(B)
(A)
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