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You can do it if you remove the heat shield it works.
If it is like my 2000 Malibu V6, this housing is located behind the exhaust crossover pipe. This is the pipe from the front exhaust manifold to the rear exhaust manifold. If you remove the air intake ducts and and airflow meter, you will get a better view of the housing, the top radiator hose is attached to it. If you remove the exhaust crossover pipe, it will be a lot easier to remove this housing. I believe you can remove the housing without removing the crossover pipe, but it will be a little trickier, especially upon installaltion. The bolt sizes are either 10mm or 8mm, don't exactly recall. The bolt sizes on the exhaust crossover are 13mm, a deep socket is needed here.
it is located next to the crossover pipe for the exhaust. you have to remove it to get to the thermostat housing.
It is illegal to remove the converter.
Remove the air inlet duct tube. Remove the heat shield from the exhaust and move it out of the way. Unbolt the crossover exhaust pipe bolts from the from the front exhaust pipes move it out of the way. Unbolt the thermostat housing pipe and remove the thermostat. Installation is reverse.
The exhaust crossover pipe needs to be dropped from the engine on both sides to create enough space to remove the starter.
it is on the driver's side of the vehicle behind the exhaust crossover pipe. follow the radiator hose from the radiator to the engine on the driver's side. removal of the crossover pipe would be best but it can be down without removing the crossover pipe. if you choose not to remove the crossover pipe, it will be considerably harder. you will have to use a cresent ( adjustable) wrench to loosen the bolts on the thermostat housing and you will not be able to see the bottom bolt or gasket. you will be working blind.
if its got the 2.4, its not so bad, on a 3.4 such as in the Grand Am GT, its underneath the crossover pipe for the exhaust, and you need to remove the whole shebang just to swap the t-stat out.
Shop manual wants you to drop K-frame, but if you unbolt crossover exhaust pipe, and remove alternator, and unbolt motor mounts, use a large pry bar, and you can sneeak it out.
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You have to remove the cross over section of the exhaust
Right under the thermostat its had to see because exhaust crossover needs to move to loosen it up. You can also remove the upper motor mount bracket to access the sensor using a wrench to remove sensor.