Just follow the upper radiator hose to the engine block. The thermostat is inside that small dome-shape that the hose is connected to. Remove the 2 bolts and it's inside.
follow top radiator hose to the end, there is the thermostat in housing on end of hose. on 3.1 v6 it is under exhaust manifold! it looks like it would be hard to change but it can be done.
Not unless you BROKE it.
The thermostat housing is located at the end of the lower radiator hose on these models.
Instantly. If someone is telling you otherwise, they're blowing smoke.
No. One of the two bolts that hold the thermostat housing to the engine is a challenge.
The thermostat is located in the housing that the top radiator hose connects to, the bolts holding it on to the engine are metric.
It is located on the intake manifold near the thermostat housing.
It is not hard if you have the proper tools. Drain the radiator and remove the upper hose at the engine. Remove the thermostat housing and install the thermostat. Clean the surfaces and install the new thermostat.
The 2002 Frontier thermostat is located in the thermostat housing. The housing is the connection for the top radiator hose.
Intake manifold, near the thermostat housing. Should have two wires.
On the 3.4 V-6 Chevy Malibu the thermostat is located at the rear of the engine. The exhaust cross over pipe that goes between the exhaust manifolds makes the thermostat housing hard to access. The easiest way to change this thermostat is to first remove the exhaust shield and exhaust cross over pipe, then the t-stat can easily be changed. After changing the thermostat, be sure to bleed the air from the system, look for bleeder screws and run heater until air blows warm.
Just the thermostat and the gasket.