my car is new, my coolant reservouir is clear so i can see my coolant level but with the car cold its sitting directly on the low level but when i start the car and drive around about an hour i look again and its full. i dont get that. does that low line mean low when the car is warm or low when the car is cold?
2007-03-08 06:45:50 · 8 answers · asked by Eugene 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Usually the markings on the recovery tank are calibrated for running temp or warm.
2007-03-08 06:49:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jimi Z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The coolant will expand and contract. As long as you're in the low/high range it is fine. With the engine cold it should be at the low level or a little above.
2007-03-08 06:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 readings one is for hot when you have driven around and the engine is warm the other is for cold for when your car has just been sitting parked.
2007-03-08 06:54:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well first of all a reservoir is only gonna fill up when the engine is hot and the coolant is split into the reservoir by your radiator cap, so when your radiator heats up and air expands when it does and it will, you'll have coolant in your reservoir, your reservoir is just another place to store hot coolant...
2007-03-08 06:53:36 · answer #4 · answered by MrOneDer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When your coolant water heats up it expands and that is why your coolant tank normally has 2 marks min and max.What sort of car have you got tell us we can help further.MickUK
2007-03-08 06:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by mick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother, coolants fluctuate even from one motor vehicle to the subsequent. it does no longer be sensible to blindly replace bike coolant with the rest. you could pass strictly by skill of the producer's advice or you run the possibility of unfavorable your motor or your cooling equipment.
2016-11-23 15:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you drive and the fluid gets hot and expands the excess gets dumped into the reservoir and when needed the engine sucks it back in.
2007-03-08 06:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by hyperfamilyman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its fine friend.whats it doing is when it get hot the cap releases the pressure and flows into the reservoir,and when it cools down,vaccum pulls it back into the radiator.that way the radiator stays full all the time.no,theres nothing wrong.its working proper.
2007-03-08 06:58:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋