The thermostat should have a air bleed valve built in and the air bleed valve should be facing straight up.
On the thermostat housing.
The bolt pattern on the 1996 Taurus to 2004 Taurus is the same , its 5 on 4 and 3/4, so it will fit.
remove the drain plug on the bottom of your radiator, this wil drain all the coolant. then put the drain plug back in, remove radiator cap on top and refill the RADIATOR (not overflow tank)with 50/50 mixed coolant (the green kind). When it's full put the radiator cap back on and put some coolant in the overflow tank. start the car and follow the upper radiator hose until you find the bleeder bolt (its a 10 or 12mm bolt i believe with a hole in top) attach a clear hose to the bleeder bolt and loosen it a bit. you'll see coolant start to flow out and it will have bubbles in it. when the bubbles stop, tighten the bleeder bolt and your coolant system has been properly bled. (keep an eye on coolant level in overflow tank while you do this, if it runs out you have to bleed again) bleeding the system removes air and keeps makes cooling more effective.
they should fit, if and only if both bolt patterns are 5x 108mm. and depending on the wheels offset.
you need to find the bleeding screw that is located on or by the thermostat housing.you'l know that is a bleeding screw/valve because the bolt is not holding anything down. you'll turn it with the car off. you will see a pin size hole on it. turn on your car and when coolant start to flow out of it you have succesfully taken out the air from the cooling system. answer the coolant system bleeder is generally on water pump the bleeder looks same as a brake bleeder and works in exactly same way
First, remove the coolant tank, then the belt. Unscrew the one bolt holding the tensioner in place. Installation is the reverse...
Behind the radio, mounted to the left with an 8mm bolt.
I only know of one, it is on front top of engine on the left side. it is a small screw/bolt just loosen until coolant runs clear from it then tighten it back up. do not tighten to much, it will break off.
it is not a valve it is a hollow bolt located on left side (drivers) of engine. follow the hose from the coolant system pressure tank where you fill the coolant take the beauty cover off top off engine. 2 bolts now follow the hose from fill tank across engine it will lead you to a bolt take this bolt out and make sure it is not plugged up with crap this is how the air finds its way to the fill tank. i don't mean to scare you but this engine has head bolt issues and makes the coolant gauge go up down when ever it feels like it and things just get worse from there i am going through it now. i want my lexus back
AnswerHey Shonda==Sometimes the low coolant sensors get coroded and you have to thake them out and clean them. Also make sure you have the radiator full when refilling the system. GoodluckJoeAnswerIt means you've got air in your cooling system, and it's easy to get it out.You need a 12mm deep-well socket on a ratchet and a gallon of Honda-compatible coolant. Turn your heat all the way on, then follow the upper radiator hose to where it goes into the engine. There's a bleeder bolt on top of the part the radiator hose hooks to...it looks a little like a Hershey's Kiss that's made from aluminum. Anyway, loosen that. (Note: do this with the engine cold, 'kay?) Next, remove the radiator cap and start slowly pouring coolant into the radiator. When it comes out the hole in the bleeder bolt, add just a little more then snug down the bleeder bolt. Put the radiator cap back on, and you're done.You might have a bad thermostat. stopping the coolant flow and causing it to flow back in the overflow bottle.
Remove air intake sound dampener that runs across top of radiator one bolt holds it down near battery.Remove bleeder bolt above thermostat also disconnect top radiator hose.Pour coolant slowly into top radiator hose until it overflows out of bleeder above thermostat.Reconnect top radiator hose to radiator. Now go to expansion tank feed hose top passenger side of radiator and remove from aluminum pipe.Pour coolant into hose watching bleeder for bubbles until they are gone.Reattach expansion tank feed hose.Install thermostat housing bleeder bolt. fill expansion tank to proper level.If you squeeze lower radiator hose you can hear the jiggler valve click this tells you that there is a solid column of coolant good work.Run engine, test heater, watch temp gauge. If you have air in the system you will have poor heater operation at idle and high temperature spikes on gauge at idle.
The bleeder valve is a 8mm bolt for the rears located on top of the drum or on the caliper itself if you have disk rear brakes. For the front, a 10mm bolt is located on the caliper itself. PB blaster should be used to be sure the bleeder valve is not broken