bobaru Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 96 2.2 outback 5sp .........my coolant seams low to me infact when I look In I can see what looks like the the ATF cooling coil.... 2 inches or more... I have no problems with temp at this time. is this the normal level? .......... Only reason im asking is bought it yesterday fluid changes today and I had a hell of a time getting the the coolant in. The cap I bought is a napa 13lbs new today I looked at my 93 s10 4.3 and my 93 cummins 5.9 both radiators are full to the top of the tank. just seams odd coolant res. is full and again I have no problems with over or under heating at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Its low. Proper procedure for filling ANY car: Remove cap and open any bleed valves. If an older car turn on the heat (they use water valves) Start car and monitor temp gauge. SLOWLY start filling the radiator. When filled stop and wait for the T-stat to open. There will be a surge of coolant overflowing the neck. When this goes down top off the radiator. Shut off the car, close vent valves, put cap on car. Fill resivoir to hot mark. Drive car around block. Shut car off and let it cool down. Check coolant in radiator, top off if needed, same in the resivoir. Start car allow it to reach operating temp, shut down, and check levle. That should do it. What you have is an air bubble in the cooling system. Filling the cooling system too quickly with the engine off causes this. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobaru Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nipper I agree 100% with your instrutions but shouldnt the cap pull coolant out of tank the last void of air I know it does this with water on this car cause I drained old rinsed with clean water twice both times sucked the air void out of rad.. now the coolant no sucky the tank to fill rad meantime I'll fill when it cool thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nipper I agree 100% with your instrutions but shouldnt the cap pull coolant out of tank the last void of air I know it does this with water on this car cause I drained old rinsed with clean water twice both times sucked the air void out of rad.. now the coolant no sucky the tank to fill rad meantime I'll fill when it cool thank you If you pull out the overflow, its really is surprising how little it holds. It may be sucking it in, the hose may be too short etc etc. Ive noticed this myself. Also yank the tank and clean it out, few ever do. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 it was probably to the top, then the thermostat opened and sucked out what was in the radiator. any air bubble would have burped out then, go ahead and top off again and be good to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobaru Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 drip drip drip drip drip drip drip sloooooow fill god that took for ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 drip drip drip drip drip drip drip sloooooow fill god that took for ever I didnt mean that slow But at least you know no air pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john40iowa Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 If you pull out the overflow, its really is surprising how little it holds. It may be sucking it in, the hose may be too short etc etc. Ive noticed this myself. Also yank the tank and clean it out, few ever do. nipper I do mine every year; the overflow is not really sealed and gets very cruddy over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 cruddy overflow tank, inside is BAD news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 cruddy overflow tank, inside is BAD news. Not really. If the tank has not been cleaned out in 3 years or more it can just be road dirt. You have to clean the tank out to make that distinction first. Ive seen tanks not cleaned in over ten years that were just filled with crud cause they were never cleaned. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Not really. If the tank has not been cleaned out in 3 years or more it can just be road dirt. You have to clean the tank out to make that distinction first. Ive seen tanks not cleaned in over ten years that were just filled with crud cause they were never cleaned. nipper yes once its cleaned, it should stay nice or its like i said. good catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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