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DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
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G050D02A-AAT
To Change the Coolant
The engine coolant should be changed
at those intervals specified in the ve-
hicle maintenance schedule in Sec-
tion 5.
!
CAUTION:
Engine coolant can damage the
finish of your car. If you spill en-
gine coolant on the car, wash it off
thoroughly with clean water.
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G050D01JM
4.
Turn the radiator cap counterclock-
wise without pressing down on it,
until it stops. This relieves any pres-
sure remaining in the cooling sys-
tem. And remove the radiator cap
by pushing down and turning coun-
terclockwise.
Now fill the radiator with clean dem-
ineralized or distilled water. Con-
tinue to add clean demineralized or
distilled water in small quantities
until the fluid level stays up in the
radiator neck.
5. Start the engine, top off the radia-
tor with water and then add coolant
to the reservoir until the level is
between "LOW" and "FULL".
6. Replace the radiator and reservoir
caps and check to be sure the
drain cocks are fully closed and not
leaking.
1.
2.
Park the car on level ground, set
the parking brake and remove the
radiator cap when cool.
Be sure your drain receptacle is in
place. Open the drain cock on the
radiator. Allow all the engine cool-
ant to drain from the cooling sys-
tem, then securely close the drain
cock.
3.
Check Section 9 for the capacity of
the cooling system in your car.
Then, following the manufacturer's
directions on the engine coolant
container, add the appropriate
quantity of coolant to the radiator.
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