Ford Mustang (1999-2004) Service Manual: Thermostat - 3.8L
Material
Item | Specification |
Gasket Adhesive TA-6 or equivalent | WSS-M2G408- A |
Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant VC-7-A (in Oregon VC-7-B) (yellow color) | WSS-M97B51- A1 |
Removal and Installation
1. Drain the engine coolant. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding in this section.
2. Disconnect the upper radiator hose from the coolant hose connection.
3. Remove the thermostat housing.
- Remove the bolts.
4. Remove the thermostat.
- Clean and inspect the water outlet connection.
- Discard the thermostat gasket, and clean and inspect the mating surface.
5. Clean and inspect the thermostat mating surface at the engine.
6. NOTE: The thermostat is indexed and must be returned to the original location.
NOTE: Coat the new thermostat gasket with gasket adhesive.
NOTE: Make sure the new O-ring gasket is secure around the thermostat.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.
7. Fill the cooling system. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding in this section.
Heater Core Backflushing
Special Tool(s)
Flush Kit
164-R3658 or equivalent
Drain Kit
164-R3662 or equivalent
Material
Item
Specification
Motorcraft Premium Cooling
System Flush ...
Thermostat - 4.6L(2V)
Material
Item
Specification
Motorcraft Premium Gold
Engine Coolant
VC-7-A (in Oregon VC-7-B)
(yellow color)
WSS-M97B51-
A1
Removal and Installation
1. Drain the engine coola ...
Other materials:
Bleeding - Components
Special Tool(s)
Worldwide Diagnostic System
(WDS)
418-F224, New Generation STAR (NGS)
Tester
418-F052, or equivalent scan
tool
NGS Flash Cable
418-F120 (007-00531) or
Equivalent
...
Entertainment
Your system offers many media options. You can access these options
using the touchscreen or voice commands.
AM/FM Radio
Press the RADIO hard button.
To change between AM, FM1 and FM2, touch the AM or FM
tab. You can also access satellite radio by pressing t ...
Steering Wheel
Adjusting the steering wheel
WARNING: Do not adjust the steering wheel when your vehicle
is moving.
Note: Make sure that you are sitting in the correct position. See
Sitting
in the Correct Position in the Seats chapter.
1. Unlock the steering column.
2. Adju ...