How do you remove the coolant reservoir cap?
To keep from burning your hand, place a cloth over the cap after you raise the lever. Then turn the cap counterclockwise to remove it. If your vehicle doesn’t have a safety cap, place a cloth over the cap and turn it counterclockwise just to its first stop.
What happens when you drive with the coolant cap off?
Overheating can cause damage to an engine, and a seriously overheated engine can be irreparable. When the garage left the cap off the overflow reservoir , the cooling system was unable to maintain pressure which means that the coolant boiled and would have spilled out into your engine bay.
How tight should a coolant cap be?
A radiator cap should be tightened with a maximum amount of physical pressure. If a radiator cap is not on strong enough it can cause fluid to leak. In order to avoid danger, be sure caps are pressure-rated specifically for your radiator. Check your owner’s manual for details on pressure cap ratings.
How do you get coolant out of an oil filter?
Drain the oild and use a 15/16 socket to get the cooler off. Replace the rubber seal and you will be done. Do it right do it once. From what i was told, the reason why you don’t get coolant in the oil is because higher oil pressure forces oil in the coolant but not the other way around at the oil filter housing. Click to expand…
What causes coolant to leak from oil filter housing?
If it was leaking out of the housing it would have oil mixed with it or something. This is a common 1g problem. The o-ring on the waterpump goes out and it leaks. It runs down the waterpump and drops straight down onto the oil filter housing and makes it appear that the housing it leaking.
What should I put in my Kawasaki Vulcan coolant tank?
After replacing the filler cap Clean the rubber dampers that the front of the tank sit on and put some 2-26 or wd 40 on them it will help make the tank settle into place easier.
How do you change coolant on Kawasaki Nomad?
Starting with the tank removal: Remove the acorn nut and 2 4mm allen screws from the bezel. Place a peace of tape across the ignition ring and with slight upward pressure rock the bezel back and forth and side to side till the ring pops off. On my Nomad it only takes a couple of rocks to pop it up but the Voyager took a lot more rocking.