Having a blond moment, Ho do you fill up & check the coolant level in a Classic?
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Having a blond moment, Ho do you fill up & check the coolant level in a Classic?
Hi guys,
Was just going over my Classic this morning, checking this level and that level, cleaning and so forth.
Whilst doing this I noted that my coolant level in the plastic bottle in the front left hand corner was low, so I filled this up with coolant until it was just below thr F mark. I then just out of interested checked in the head tank to the left of the rad.
When I opened that there was pratical no water in there.
I've never checked this before as I've not had the car long and it was service just before I bought it.
I'm thinking that there should be water in there, but how do I know how much to put in there? there no level gauage of sight glass? or am I wrong, and there isn't going to be water in there from cold? Never owned a Subaru before and don't know if their different.
Was just going over my Classic this morning, checking this level and that level, cleaning and so forth.
Whilst doing this I noted that my coolant level in the plastic bottle in the front left hand corner was low, so I filled this up with coolant until it was just below thr F mark. I then just out of interested checked in the head tank to the left of the rad.
When I opened that there was pratical no water in there.
I've never checked this before as I've not had the car long and it was service just before I bought it.
I'm thinking that there should be water in there, but how do I know how much to put in there? there no level gauage of sight glass? or am I wrong, and there isn't going to be water in there from cold? Never owned a Subaru before and don't know if their different.
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yep, fill the reservoir to the top. the plastic one is the expansion tank. might be a plan to go for a test run with the heater off and keep an eye on what your engine temps are doing. If you are losing coolant then before going down the failed-gasket route, check all your hoses and the rad end-tanks, which have a reputation for blowing leaks.
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Oh well, new rad it is then. Cheers guys.
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