When adding fluid to the radiator, do you add it to the expansion tank or the radiator itself?

Question

Assuming the car is cold.

Answer 1

"cold"..add to the radiator "it will remove any air"

"Hot"... add it to the tank to the line marked hot.

Use the recommended mix i.e. 50/50 water antifreeze.
It may be a good time to add "corrosion inhibitor", that is cheap, and some "water wetter" it will increase the cooling capacity of your system.
Both are available at the auto-parts store.
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/redline3.htm

Yours: Grumpy

Answer 2

If your cooling system is cold, you should fill to the radiator cap. Make sure to use a 50/50 mixture of antifreeze/coolant and water. You can also add a bit to the overflow tank. When your engine heats up, the coolant will expand and overflow into the tank. When your engine cools, it draws the overflow fluid back into the radiator. You don't want to overfill the overflow tank for that reason.

Answer 3

the fluid is added to the expansion tank on a regular refill but if it is done for the first time the addition goes into the radiator only

Answer 4

Radiator itself although I don't think any harm can happen if you used the expansion tank.

One drawback of the expansion tank is that it usually is the rusty old, dirty anti-freeze. Your just dluting dirt.

Adding it to the radiator, you can drain the old out and flush the radiator to remove debris from the wingnut located at bottom of radiator.

Answer 5

The radiator itself

Answer 6

Fill the radiator if necessary, and then fill the expansion tank to the Cold Line.

Answer 7

the main considerable component you're able to be conscious of is that in case you have a leak interior the cooling gadget, the gadget can no longer pressurize and the engine only isn't working properly as a results of fact the ecu won't regulate properly. The longer youpersistent with this undertaking, the greater problems you will have down the line. those problems would be clogging cat converter, grimy O2 sensor, and the different component that is effected via incorrect gasoline/air mixture. Get the leak fixed and don't even think of of including any end leak product.

Answer 8

If the engine is cold, add it directly to the radiator.

Answer 9

You need to add it directly to the radiator.

Answer 10

radiator itself