What is suposed to be in The small clear tank that raps around the winshield solutuion tank? Mine empty and i think its needs somehting...i think it might be liquid coolant or sumthin?
If the tank is empty, you could have a problem. Legends do not do well with cooling system problems. If your coolant reservoir is empty, your cooling system may be low, or worse, may have air in it.
Second, it is recommended to use Honda coolant. Better for the water pump.
K, well im for sure gunna use the honda solution, but how do i go about putting this fluid in and making sure its in working order? havent had ne over heating problems, its not very hot outside these days. but will get it done right after school tomorro.
When the engine is cold open the radiator cap and fill to the top, you can start ur engine once its filled to see if any air bleeds out and fill more if needed-then cap it. then open the coolat res and fill it,... I think halfway. Keep an eye on it for a while, my res kept overflowing then sucking all the extra coolant back into the radiator leaving my res empty...the fist sign of my BHG.
Theres also a small valve you can open to perge air, i forget where it is... its in plan sight, i think where the radiator hose meets the throttlebody. but first do the above.
good luck
"When the fan kicks on the first time, close the bleeder valve. All the while, making sure the coolant is full in the radiator. " <----- This step, how do you make this work, do you leave the radiator cap off, and keep adding coolant, because when I did this my cooling system was all wacky I am assuming because they was no pressure in the system...
Jesus. We need to put these instructions in a DIY or something. I should do it when i get phils car running. I have done it like 20 times on my old white legend. Could do it in my sleep. Hell, ill lay out the tools and make it look good.
iff you own a legend you need to do this actually this should be done with every oil change 3 months is enought time for even the smallest leak to put enough air in the system
Look at the upper radiator hose. At the engine side of the hose, you'll see a valve with a hole at the top. Use a 12mm box ended wrench to open and close it.
Look at the upper radiator hose. At the engine side of the hose, you'll see a valve with a hole at the top. Use a 12mm box ended wrench to open and close it.
what kind of problems can occur if there is air in the coolant system? When i press hard on the gas pedal, my temp guage goes down (towards lower temp.) a bit. Can air in the coolant system cause this?
what kind of problems can occur if there is air in the coolant system? When i press hard on the gas pedal, my temp guage goes down (towards lower temp.) a bit. Can air in the coolant system cause this?
if you're temp goes down when you romp on it, that's a damn good thing.. means your thermastat's workin nice and your coolants good.
air in the system will cause the waterpump to lose steady flow... causing the waterpump to just slosh the nearest coolant around and the rest of the coolant will stay stationary... think of when you clean a fishtank... gravity is like the waterpump.. and when you get air in the tube... the water stops flowing and the tube empties out.
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