Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual - part 411

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COOLING

Thermostat

• Hold the thermostat with a wire or the like to
avoid contacting with the bottom of container.

Starting temperature to open:

80 — 84

°

C (176 — 183

°

F)

Fully opens:

95

°

C (203

°

F)

Valve lift:

9.0 mm (0.354 in) or more

(A) Thermometer

(B) Thermostat

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COOLING

Radiator

6. Radiator

A: REMOVAL

CAUTION:
Wait until the engine cools down before work-
ing since the radiator is pressurized.
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Remove the collector cover.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

4) Lift-up the vehicle.
5) Remove the under cover.
6) Drain engine coolant completely.
<Ref. to CO(H6DO)-11, DRAINING OF ENGINE
COOLANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine Coolant.>
7) Disconnect the outlet hose from radiator.

8) Disconnect the ATF hose from radiator. (Model
without ATF warmer)

9) Lower the vehicle.

10) Remove the hood stay holder.

11) Remove the air intake duct. <Ref. to IN(H6DO)-
8, REMOVAL, Air Intake Duct.>
12) Disconnect the connector from radiator fan
control unit.

13) Remove the reservoir tank. <Ref. to
CO(H6DO)-25, REMOVAL, Reservoir Tank.>
14) Disconnect the inlet hose from radiator.
15) Remove the radiator upper brackets.

16) Lift the radiator up and away from vehicle.

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(A) Radiator inlet hose

(B) Radiator upper bracket

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(B)

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COOLING

Radiator

B: INSTALLATION

1) Attach the radiator lower cushions to holes on
the vehicle.

2) Install the radiator to vehicle.

NOTE:
Make pins on the lower side of radiator be fitted into
the radiator lower cushions on body side.
3) Install the radiator upper brackets and tighten
the bolts.

Tightening torque:

12 N

⋅

m (1.2 kgf-m, 8.9 ft-lb)

4) Connect the radiator inlet hose.

5) Install the reservoir tank. <Ref. to CO(H6DO)-
25, INSTALLATION, Reservoir Tank.>
6) Connect the connector to radiator fan control
unit.

7) Install the air intake duct.
<Ref. to IN(H6DO)-8, INSTALLATION, Air Intake
Duct.>
8) Install the hood stay holder.

9) Lift-up the vehicle.
10) Connect the ATF hoses. (Model without ATF
warmer)

11) Connect the radiator outlet hose.

12) Install the under cover.
13) Lower the vehicle.
14) Connect the ground cable to battery.

(A) Radiator inlet hose

(B) Radiator upper bracket

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COOLING

Radiator

15) Fill engine coolant.
<Ref. to CO(H6DO)-11, FILLING OF ENGINE
COOLANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine Coolant.>
16) Check the ATF level.
<Ref. to 5AT-28, INSPECTION, Automatic Trans-
mission Fluid.>
17) Install the collector cover.

C: INSPECTION

1) Remove the radiator cap, top off the radiator with
coolant, and then attach the tester in place of cap.

2) Apply a pressure of 157 kPa (1.6 kgf/cm

2

, 23

psi) to the radiator to check if:
• Engine coolant leaks at/around radiator.
• Engine coolant leaks at/around hoses or connec-
tions.

CAUTION:
• Engine should be turned off.
• Wipe engine coolant from check points in ad-
vance.
• Be careful to prevent engine coolant from
spurting out when removing tester.
• Be careful not to deform the filler neck of ra-
diator when installing or removing the tester.

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