just a quick one..

how much coolant should there be in my reservior on my 2002 v6 accord when my engine is

a) hot

and

b)cold

as i am totally clueless about the concept of a rad/reserviour?

if the level is at the bottom cold and at the min level when engine hot, do i need to add coolant?

how much coolant should i be adding?

please advise?

thank you

 

Since your cooling system is pressurized, when the car cools down and heats up, the radiator will suck in or put back in..whatever it needs from the reservoir/over flow tank. When the car is cool, take off the radiator cap and see where the level is in the radiator.

 

Under ideal conditions, it will find it's own level. There should be two level marks molded into the bottle body; one marked "cold", the other marked "hot". If it's somewhere between the two, you're golden

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im well below that tho.. would you suggest me filing it wiht your generic coolant?.. the rad is full when i just checked it a couple mins ago

 

wouldn't hurt to add a little. there is a hot and cold line on the bottle. when the engine is cold the coolant level should be at or a little above the lower line, so yes add some.

 

thanks for your help, much appreciated..

 

GTH (Glad To Help)

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