Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING .
- Disconnect the upper degas bottle hose and position aside.
- Disconnect the lower degas bottle hose and position aside.
- Remove the 2 degas bottle bolts and position aside to access the electrical connector.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
- Disconnect the degas bottle electrical connector and remove the degas bottle.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Fill and bleed the cooling system. For additional information, refer to COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING .