s14 thermostat replacement

[BC240]

Im about to replace my tstat, i searched and didnt find anything helpful.. Could I do this without removing my fan etc,.? I can see the housing.. what should I take off? thanks

[itsmeviet]

Just remove that housing, take out old thermo, pop in new thermo, and put some liquid gasket around the housing and bolt it up.

[IGSDann]

Also cleanup the surfaces before you put on more gasket. Use a digrinder with a 3M abrasive pad or if you don't have that just some medium grit sandpaper.

[nissantfsx]

for s13, there is enough room to change the tstat without taking other things out of the way. s14...should be about the same...i think...

[BC240]

Took me just over an hour.. I didnt remove anything but the intake and a few hoses. The bottom bolt on housing was a bitch. How long should I let the gasket dry for before filling up with fluids/driving.

[projectRDM]

An hour or so at most.

[BC240]

done, fluids in.. ill start it up and purge all the air out. thanks guys

[BC240]

Update, I drove to work today under mixed city/highway conditions which takes about 15 mins. Im running maybe 8 -10% cooler and also when I popped my hood I noticed my Rad or Fan(?) is making a fairly loud noise.. like a fridge cooling itself, which ive never heard before. hopefully that makes sense.

anything to be concerned about here?

[Alex_23]

Old post but im having same problem ^ this guy ontop probably got a winter stat , im going to replace mine very soon