Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING: Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,makesurethe
engineiscoolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurerelief
cap.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquid
cancomeoutforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.
1.
2.
Beforeyoubegin,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecoolant
pressurereliefcaponthecoolantreservoir(anopaqueplastic
bottle).Slowlyturncapcounterclockwise(left)untilpressurebegins
torelease.
3.
4.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
5.
Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture(see
above),towithinthe“coldfillrange”orthe“coldfull”levelonthe
reservoir.Ifyouremovedtheradiatorcapinanoverflowsystem,fill
theradiatoruntilthecoolantisvisibleandradiatorisalmostfull.
6.
Replacethecap.Turnuntiltightlyinstalled.(Capmustbetightly
installedtopreventcoolantloss.)
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,runtheengineforafewminutesto
mixthecoolant.Checkthecoolantconcentration.Makesuretheengine
isoffandcoolbeforeremovingthecoolantpressurereliefcap(see
precedingstepsoncapremoval).Checktheconcentrationperthe
CheckingEngineCoolantsection.Iftheconcentrationisnot50/50
(protectionto–34°F/–36°C),drainsomecoolantandadjustthe
concentraction.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If
necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0liter(1.0quart)ofenginecoolantper
month,haveyourdealerchecktheenginecoolingsystem.Yourcooling
systemmayhavealeak.Operatinganenginewithalowlevelofcoolant
canresultinengineoverheatingandpossibleenginedamage).
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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