Having used a similar method, but with a 1 litre White Spirit container, which is large enough to allow hot running, it's good to see some great recycling going on!
Not wishing to 'gild the lily' there is a simple addition that can be made to rogera's device.
This is done at the 'valve cap' on the bulkhead.
Using a piece of plastic or rubber tube around 2-3 feet long, 3/16th diameter . With the valve cap removed slip the pipe onto the threads. If there is any coolant there simply hold the pipe up and loop it into the sealant container. Fill as normal via the silicone sealant tube with the pipe in place - this will vent out any air and you'll reach the point where the coolant level is too high in the sealant bottle.
Stop filling and lower the additional tube into a 'catch' bottle. The coolant in the silicone tube will then fall down to below the filler neck, and beyond, down to the correct level.
You will have captured any excess coolant which can be used for top-ups. Swiftly pull the tube off and screw on the valve cap - you'll lose a few cc when you do this, but not via your mouth.
Antifreeze in any quantity is extremely poisonous, causing liver & kidney damage as well as blindness, so best not get any at all in the mouth!! It can be absorbed directly through the membranes in your mouth and throat.
If you want to do the topping up with the engine running you'll need the bigger container as an expansion vessel but be aware that the tube that you fit to the valve cap is on the suction side of the water pump. This means, unless the free end of the tube is submerged in the your new reservoir it will suck in air if you rev the engine, and defeat the 'bleeding' object. At tickover there's no great pull, but if you have a problematic heater matrix blipping the throttle will shift any stuck bubbles and you'll see them if you have a clear pipe.
Thanks for a great post rogera
Not wishing to 'gild the lily' there is a simple addition that can be made to rogera's device.
This is done at the 'valve cap' on the bulkhead.
Using a piece of plastic or rubber tube around 2-3 feet long, 3/16th diameter . With the valve cap removed slip the pipe onto the threads. If there is any coolant there simply hold the pipe up and loop it into the sealant container. Fill as normal via the silicone sealant tube with the pipe in place - this will vent out any air and you'll reach the point where the coolant level is too high in the sealant bottle.
Stop filling and lower the additional tube into a 'catch' bottle. The coolant in the silicone tube will then fall down to below the filler neck, and beyond, down to the correct level.
You will have captured any excess coolant which can be used for top-ups. Swiftly pull the tube off and screw on the valve cap - you'll lose a few cc when you do this, but not via your mouth.
Antifreeze in any quantity is extremely poisonous, causing liver & kidney damage as well as blindness, so best not get any at all in the mouth!! It can be absorbed directly through the membranes in your mouth and throat.
If you want to do the topping up with the engine running you'll need the bigger container as an expansion vessel but be aware that the tube that you fit to the valve cap is on the suction side of the water pump. This means, unless the free end of the tube is submerged in the your new reservoir it will suck in air if you rev the engine, and defeat the 'bleeding' object. At tickover there's no great pull, but if you have a problematic heater matrix blipping the throttle will shift any stuck bubbles and you'll see them if you have a clear pipe.
Thanks for a great post rogera
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