arp408

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Ok on our manual it says we have a reserve tank. From what the picture looks in the manual, it looks like its with our coolant. is that right?????
Sorry for the dumb question.

princelybug

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If it's connected to the radiator, yes. That's the coolant overflow tank.

aznboi2424

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the reserve tank, also known as the overflow tank, is the clearish bottle near the battery.

Pseudomaniac

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Little clear/white plastic bottle between the battery and the grille.

AnthraciteBeast

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Its the "clear" bottle near the batt......blah....blah.....blah........^what they said

arp408

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what about the coolant tank?

aznboi2424

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the radiator?

Pseudomaniac

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For whatever reason you are inquiring about this, I would suggest taking your vehicle to a professional based upon your initial question and subsequent response.

aznboi2424

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lol doesnt sound like you know too much about cars

StonedCL

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Hey none of us knew much about these cars when we got them thats why we post here to learn...ARP408 why are u asking about coolant is your car overheating or leaking coolant?

MrFluffy

Just so everyone knows my coolant over flow if far from clear its dirty ass hell so it may not be clear( but it was a one point)

aznboi2424

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while its true that I didnt know much about CLs when i joined Acurazine, I did know where the radiator and coolant overflow tank was and what they did. These are simple fundamentals of an engine, you must know where your fluids are and what kind.

why dont you just unhook it and take it out and clean it? i do it time to time. you'd be surprised, sometimes i get some kind of sediment at the bottom of the tank.

MrFluffy

I should but im Kinda lazy

aznboi2424

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ehh its cool. its just the overflow tank. do it when you change the coolant

AnthraciteBeast

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Maybe we didnt know much about the CL, but his question isnt necessarily car specific. I mean if you dont know where your radiator is or what it does then............

arp408

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Thanks for understanding. Let me try to state my question the best way you guys understand. First of all, i dont know much about cars but so far, I'm learning a few things from the other members here. So thanks to this site.

Basically, coolant is to help our engine from over heating right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Also i honestly dont know what our radiotor does and how often we have to flush pur radiotor. Im coming up on my 167k miles. Really want to keep this for a long time.

So, from what I read or saw on our manual, it looks like the coolant is in the same tank with our reserve gas.(is this the actual gas?) It's just that when my fuel was low, I noticed that my coolant is a little less than what i remember. But whenI went to fill up my tank, it went back to the same level that it was before. Sorry if this is confusing. So let me know if this is normal.
thanks...

typeR

dude if ur serious ... sorry ... if ur f ing around this is a warning ... ur coolant and gas has no interaction hopefully except for a case of a blown head gasket then oil maybe .. anyway ... if that happened, it was purly coincidentaly at 86 posts im givinn you the benefit of the doubt ... but ill be watching

arp408

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I'm not messing around. i wouldnt kidd about something like this. Hmm, I'll just check again before I fill up. Hopefully I'm just mistaken. Thanks

typeR

ur collant runs through sperate chanels in the engine it has nothing to do with gas it keeps the engine opp. temps in check as a internal combustion engine creats forward momentum via tiny explosions of gas and air which produce very high temps ...i recomend u visit this site howstuffworks.com

heres a link happy reading

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

arp408

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thanks! Good looki'n out!

AnthraciteBeast

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civicdrivr

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Pssst, your noob is showing.