4SinAir Member 125 Member For: 16y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: morley, perth Posted 06/04/11 09:39 AM Share Posted 06/04/11 09:39 AM Hay guys tried looking through the forum couldnt find nothing on it!I have an after market coolant tank an have filled it up not to much but not not enough! My problem is when the car is been driven an then I turn it off u hear the coolant bubbling up a little or watever its doing, it starts comin out the overflow (tube running to the floor) an see a little puddle most times I turn it off!Am I just filling it up abit to much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 06/04/11 10:01 AM Share Posted 06/04/11 10:01 AM If its overflowing then you probably have overfilled it. The vehicle will dump excess coolant to the level it wants like that. If you were looking at the side of the tank is it 1/2, 3/4 or more full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4SinAir Member 125 Member For: 16y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: morley, perth Posted 06/04/11 10:13 AM Author Share Posted 06/04/11 10:13 AM that's what I thought! But im thinking its overflowing n like creating a vaccum in there an emptys!?Its a stainless one mate so can not view it from the side only once the lid is off! I dont fill it all the way up just enough til I think its below the overflow line!Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 06/04/11 10:20 AM Share Posted 06/04/11 10:20 AM maybe you have the wrong pressure cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4SinAir Member 125 Member For: 16y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: morley, perth Posted 06/04/11 10:32 AM Author Share Posted 06/04/11 10:32 AM Its the cap that came with the tank! Pressure cap? Does the cap let out pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancidpunx Brisbanes Resident Detailer Donating Members 950 Member For: 15y 10m 10d Gender: Male Location: In my Cabin Outside Brisbane. Posted 07/04/11 02:28 AM Share Posted 07/04/11 02:28 AM On my PWR tank, any over flow has to pass through the pressure cap to reach the overflow outlet (which I have a tube that runs down and drains to the ground).If you have an FG then make sure you only have 1 big and 1 small tubes to feed the radiator. The B series had 2 smaller tubes, 1 for the radiator and one direct to the thermostat housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4SinAir Member 125 Member For: 16y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: morley, perth Posted 26/04/11 11:36 AM Author Share Posted 26/04/11 11:36 AM where abouts would I get a different pressure cap to suit my tank its not pwr but im pretty sure caps are the same!if I have the wrong pressure cap water once upto running temp its going to go up past the pressure cap an out the overflow? is it bad for it to not hold pressure? apart from the obvious the water leaking out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 26/04/11 12:18 PM Share Posted 26/04/11 12:18 PM (edited) Cap for BA BF should be 120kPa which is 17.5 PSI = LBS It must be a recovery type cap Edited 26/04/11 12:19 PM by arronm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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