friggin i dunno how but my engine coolant reservoir somehow got in contact with my header cover and melted the reservoir so now i gotta find a new one. Anyways i just wanted to ask ya where i can find one besides @ Acura?

 

http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/jsp/home.jsp

This dealer has decent pricing.

Also, try duct tape.

 

Junkyard or Acura.

 

does the year matter? i have a 2001 gsr, i think some dude has one for a 97 ls...

 

Check the junkyard, I got one for like a buck.

 

use a soda bottle, and duct tape...it'll be alright.

 

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just use your choice of soda bottles. lots to choose from - mountain dew, pepsi, diet coke, etc.

all kidding aside, yes, literally, you can use any plastic container. all it's there for is to act as an expansion reservior. water volume changes linearly with temperature rise. the expansion of water must be accounted for; hence the need for this reservior. and when your car cools down, the water compresses. water will be siphoned out of the reservior at that time.

kepani

 

tru but my car is more deserving than that...a lil too ghetto for my taste : P

 

Go to a junkyard like everyone else says but In the NW it's about the same price as ordering a new one from Len or if you know of someone with a shop account? happened to me, cleaning stuff and left it resting on the header, 30 minutes later something smelled fishy and I look to see the bottle melted and sitting on my header, whoops , $45 down the drain.

 

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all kidding aside, yes, literally, you can use any plastic container. all it's there for is to act as an expansion reservior. water volume changes linearly with temperature rise. the expansion of water must be accounted for; hence the need for this reservior. and when your car cools down, the water compresses. water will be siphoned out of the reservior at that time.

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What happens if it doesn't get siphoned out of the reservoir back into the rad?

 

Then the coolant level ends up being low and the potential for overheating increases.

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What happens if it doesn't get siphoned out of the reservoir back into the rad?
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that's why you need to keep it at the min. max. level indicated on the reservior.