Sunday, July 20, 2014

Top off your coolant

So I made the mistake of driving my car well beyond its operational limits (and legal....oops). As a result, some antifreeze was pushed out of my radiator and I needed to top it off. The antifreeze/coolant is crucial to the operation of the engine by keeping it cool. This is done via the radiator in the front of the engine bay.

Go to the store and buy some antifreeze. There are two kinds of antifreeze sold in the store. 50/50 Premixed, which is ready to go in the motor. Full Strength, you'd only need to buy this if you were draining your coolant fully. Its meant to be mixed 1 gallon of coolant to 1 gallon of water.


Well here is the radiator cap where you fill the radiator. DO NOT EVER open this when its hot, you could seriously burn yourself on hot antifreeze.

Open the cap and pour in the antifreeze until its full.

Thats all!

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