Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
To change coolant
1. Remove the cooling system cap.
WARNING
Loosen Tighten
Tighten
Removing the Cooling System Cap:
Removing the cooling system cap
while the engine is running or hot is
dangerous. This might lead to cooling
system and engine damage and could
result in serious injury from escaping
hot coolant or steam. Turn off the
engine and wait until it’s cool. Even
then, be very careful when removing
the cap.
Wrap a thick cloth around the cap
and slowly turn it counterclockwise
about two and a half rotations.
Step back while the pressure escapes.
When you’re sure all the pressure has
escaped, turn the cap
Loosen
2. Only when the engine is cool, remove
the radiator drain plug and drain the
coolant into a suitable container.
Properly dispose of the used coolant.
3.
Flush out the system with running
water.
counterclockwise — still using a cloth
4. Drain the system completely. Insert
and tighten the plug. Add as much
ethylene-glycol-based coolant mixture
and water as necessary to provide
freezing and corrosion protection.
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and remove the cap.
5.
6.
7.
In extremely cold climates, add the
mixture percentage recommended in
the coolant mixture percentage table.
Run the engine at idle with the cooling
system cap off. Slowly add additional
coolant if necessary.
At this point, wait until the engine
reaches normal operating temperature;
then depress the accelerator two or
three times. Add more coolant, if
necessary, until the system is full.
8.
Install the cooling system cap. Inspect
all connections for leaks. Inspect the
level in the coolant reservoir one more
time.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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