Where is the thermostat on a 1996 Chevy Cavalier?

It’s located inside the hose that connects your coolant resavore and your radiator collant intake. If your like me you just need to go get a chiltons manual and find the thing. If you stand in the middle of the frount of your car its low and just left of center(close to the very frount probably by your left leg).

Where is the thermostat on a 2005 Chevy Cavalier?

On the 2.2 the thermostat is in the housing on the back side of the motor, where the coolant crossover tube runs into the water pump.

Where is the thermostat located on a Chevy Cavalier?

look to the upper radiator hose on right side- follow it to the engine. the place where it connects is the water outlet and the thermostat is under that.

Why does my Chevy Cavalier is overheating?

What are common reasons my Chevrolet Cavalier overheats? While there are a variety of reasons your Chevrolet Cavalier is overheating, the most common 3 are a coolant leak (water pump, radiator, hose etc.), the radiator fan, or a failed thermostat. Coolant leak (water pump, radiator, hose etc.)

Where is the thermostat on a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire?

Hi, the thermostat is located at the water pump outlet pipe. The water pump is located at the back passenger side of the engine under the exhaust manifold. It is recommended that you remove the exhaust manifold to service the thermostat.

Where is the thermostat in a 1999 Chevy Cavalier?

Thermostat is located at the motor’s end of the top radiator hose. Make sure your vehicle’s motor is not hot, before opening the cooling system.

Where is the thermostat located on a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire?

Your thermostat is located under the thermostat housing, which is what the upper radiator hose clamps to on the top of your engine.

How do you put a thermostat on a Chevy Cavalier?

Make sure the engine is cool. Open the hood of your 1996 Chevy Cavalier. Remove the radiator cap. Place a large, shallow pan under the radiator. Unscrew the drain plug on the radiator and allow the coolant to drain into the pan. Locate the lower radiator hose, which runs between the radiator and the Cavalier’s engine.

Where is the thermostat located on a Chevy?

Open the hood to access the engine compartment. Trace the top radiator hose from the radiator to the engine. Locate the two bolts at the top of the housing to which the hose is clamped. The thermostat is located in the housing. Unbolt the nut with a socket wrench.

Why does my Cavalier engine keep getting hot?

The engine temperature in the Cavalier will rise during operation of the engine. The thermostat opens to release coolant into the engine to lower its temperature. Once the temperature is lowered, the thermostat closes until the next time the engine gets hot. A faulty thermostat will stick and not release coolant into the engine properly.

Why does the thermostat fail on a Chevy?

Chevy designed the thermostat in the Chevrolet car to fail in the “safe” position. This prevents the engine from overheating but it also prevents the coolant from reaching the operating temperatures needed to effectively heat the inside of the vehicle.