thermostat

[Taylor Weicht]

went and had my ST looked at the other day and said everything was fine except to keep an eye on my thermostat. There had been a leak before and had left a small stain on the thermostat, since then the leak was fixed and i havent noticed anything till today. I had what looked like radiator coolant dripping under my truck when i pulled into the garage. They said i might have to get my thermostat replace the other day and how to tell was if i was leaking coolant. My radiator is still full with coolant and i cant tell where the leak is at, but does changing the thermostat sound legit for fixing the problem? if so how much would it cost approx. appreciate any help

 

[John Z]

It could be just your thermostat o-ring that is leaking. I see you have an '02 ST, if the thermostat has never been replaced, then it may be a good idea to do so, before it does go bad. Here is a project link to do both the thermostat, and o-ring replacement - very easy to do both yourself, and save some bucks in labor.

 

[Taylor Weicht]

they said it would cost around $300?? that seems retarded to me. but is that reasonable?

 

[John Z]

Yeah that is very high price, but you are paying for the shops labor (about $285.00 in labor). Considering a new thermostat is only about $14.00, and a new thermostat o-ring is about $2.00. Like I said do it yourself, and save a lot of bucks in labor.

 

[Michael Cacioppo]

The answer is very simple.....NO!!

 

[Taylor Weicht]

sweet thanks John

 

[scott degroot]

Sounds to me like the lower thermostat housing may be leaking, that's just going by the price they gave you.