if you take it out then the coolant would continue going through the radiator and cooling the coolant, this would never let your engine get up to operating temperatures, the thermostat opens and closes depending on the temperature of the engine. leave it alone its there for a reason
Facing the engine, to your left, on top of the engine where the hose comes out of the engine and goes to the radiator.
Should be a removable housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose
look at the top of your radiator, foolow the hose coming from the top back to the housing bolted onto the right side of the engine, the thermostat is located under that housing.
follow the top hose from the radiator to the engine this will terminate in an aluminum housing secured with two/three bolts the thermostat will be in this housing.
You have to take off the front end of the engine, as if you were replacing the timing belt and water pump, huge effort for a thermostat.
probly just a vaccum hose If it is a turbo, it could be cooling line for the turbo.
where is the thermostat
How do you blow a engine turbo.
Follow the top water house connection from the radiator towards the engine. When that hose seems to connect to the engine block, there will also be the thermostat. One has to remove the water hose of course to see it or replace it.
it's located on the right hand side of the engine unde the intake manifold and behind the alternator. there is a black plastic housing that does not appear to be large enough to hold the thermostat, but it is.
No, the turbo is powered by the exhaust and uses no engine power.
The thermostat is electronically controlled, and if faulty will set off the cel. it is located on the drivers side of the engine block, directly beneath the intake manifold.