Engine thermostat?

I will attached the info requested below but here is a guide that will help with useful info.

This guide is on a different vehicle but the process is the same. Clearly the location will be different on your vehicle.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-thermostat

Please run through this info below and let us know what other questions you have. I am attaching the info on the 2.7L and 3.0L depending on what engine you have.

Thanks

Hello,

Here is a video for you to watch on a thermostat replacement on a Chrysler PT Cruiser. This is very similar to your vehicle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5d0QXJBQ7A

Here are a couple of helpful links for you to read over as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-an-engine-thermostat-works
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-thermostat

I have included step by step directions as well as diagrams for your vehicle in the diagrams below. I hope this helps you and let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros

1. Raise the vehicle and place it securely on jackstands. Remove the right front wheel. Remove the accessory drivebelt splash shield.
2. Remove the accessory drivebelts.
3. Remove the lower alternator mounting bolt.
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Disconnect the alternator electrical connectors.
6. Disconnect the electrical connectors from the air conditioning compressor.
7. Remove the oil dipstick and the dipstick tube. Plug the hole in the oil pan with a clean shop rag to prevent debris from entering the pan.
8. Remove the rest of the alternator mounting bolts and then remove the alternator.
9. Loosen the hose clamps and then disconnect the two hoses from the thermostat housing cover.
10. Remove the thermostat housing cover bolts and then remove the housing.
11. Note how the thermostat is installed, with the "jiggle valve" at the 12 o'clock position, and then remove the thermostat.
12. Remove all traces of sealant from the housing and coverr with a gasket scraper.
13. Install the thermostat housing cover and then tighten the bolts to the correct torque.
14. Reattach the hoses to the thermostat housing cover. Make sure that the hose clamps are still tight.
15. The remainder of the installation is the reverse of the removal.
16. When you're done, refill the cooling system.
17. Start the engine and allow it to reach normal operating temperature, then check for leaks and proper thermostat operation.

Tommy, if you follow the upper rad hose back to the engine, it will take you to the t-stat housing. The t-stat will be under the housing.

Joe

Tommy, It could be a few things. First, when the car heats up, check the radiator hoses to makesure they are not sucking shut causing no circulation. Also, you may want to have the radiator rodded out. Many times they will plug internally and not allow the coolant to flow properly. Finally, does the enging seem to be running properly? It doesn't seem like the cat converter is plugged does it? Finally, if the engine isn't running right, it could deal with ignition timing.

Is it worse now that you replaced the t-stat? If so, I wonder if you got a bad one?

Joe

Need to know if you have 4 door model with 2.7L or the 2-door model with 3.0L

It is on the lower left side of the engine, near the front. It is in the inlet side of the water pump.

Follow the lower radiator hose to the engine and at that junction is the thermostat housing

The engine thermostat is located in the thermostat housing, located below the throttle body.

REMOVAL

Drain cooling system to the thermostat level or below.
Remove inlet hose and coolant elbow from thermostat housing.
Remove thermostat assembly, and clean sealing surfaces.

INSTALLATION

Install thermostat into the recess in the thermostat housing.
Install inlet elbow and tighten the bolts to 12 Nm (133 inch lbs ).
Fill cooling system.

It s not acting like a thermostat
Its leaking coolant
And that what u needs to check.
If u keeps up with the coolant the car wouldn’t overheat
So u has a leak from, where is the question
Pressure tests the coolant system and or has the head gasket checked
more sever damage to the engine if u keep over heating the car

Good luck