Where is the Thermostat on a 1996 ES300?
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Where is the Thermostat on a 1996 ES300?
My son has a 96 ES300 and thinks the thermostat may be going bad. I have a 96 Service Manual that say that the thermostat is on the passenger side of the engine near the water pump in a housing that connects to the lower radiator hose. The problem is that his lower radiator goes to a housing on the drivers side of the engine. When I googled it, I get conflicting info. Some say the thermostat is on the drivers side and other say it is on the passenger side. Where is it REALLY? Did Lexus change locations in mid-year or something?
Also, is the cooling fan really driven by the power steering pump and is not electric? That just seems dumb to me!
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Danny
Also, is the cooling fan really driven by the power steering pump and is not electric? That just seems dumb to me!
Thanks,
Danny
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It's on the left side of the engine. edit - yes the cooling fan is indeed hydraulic driven by the PS pump. An over engineered setup to be sure, but on the plus side the fan is very quiet, and it is also infinitely variable so it only spins as fast as it needs to.
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