help unable to fill coolant from the reservoir
#1
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:14 PM
#2
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:16 PM
The tank on the radiator or the tank on the engine ?
#3
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:18 PM
#4
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:20 PM
Running the car should have helped purge it though
#6
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:33 PM
#7
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:34 PM
Youll never get coolant in that way
#8
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:36 PM
It should only ever be filled up to the full mark max
The header tank in the pic i showed you is where you fill the coolant system from
Word of wisdom...research a good diy on the net for a coolant swap as subarus are notoriously bad to purge of air and you should have a bit of an idea of what to do to ensure you dont cook your motor
As running it without coolant till the fans turn on is very bad for the car..as without coolant in the system the twmp sensor will not read right
#9
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:37 PM
#10
Posted 23 September 2015 - 07:38 PM
Only thing in the bay with a radiator cap
#11
Posted 23 September 2015 - 08:47 PM
#12
Posted 23 September 2015 - 08:50 PM
Also coolant flush is suppose to be drained out after a while.
Don't forget you also need to put coolant in
#13
Posted 23 September 2015 - 08:54 PM
#14
Posted 23 September 2015 - 09:14 PM
today i tired to replace my radiator.everything is fine until i try to refill the coolant back to the radiator from the reservoir. now the reserivor is full(reach the cap). i tried to run the car until the fans on but the coolant still not going to the radiator help
How long did you run the motor to make the fans go?
you have been running the motor with no water in the cooling system...you might have cooked the motor
#15
Posted 23 September 2015 - 09:18 PM
go back and read what people are telling you.
1. coolant goes in the header tank - the thing with the radiator cap
2. coolant flush must be removed (drained) and replaced with coolant
3. read a proper procedure on coolant replacement for subarus - air locks are common and must be avoided.
#16
Posted 23 September 2015 - 10:50 PM
If not, it does seem possible that running the engine with no coolant (overflow bottle doesn't count) may have cooked the motor. You may have just ruined the head gasket and possibly warped the heads.
I will feel really bad for you if that's what happened. I learned the hard way that you don't run an engine without coolant ( had to swap my ej25 due to that very reason).
Whatever steps you take now, maybe get some help before you make it worse.
#17
Posted 23 September 2015 - 11:04 PM
get some help
+11
#18
Posted 24 September 2015 - 12:39 AM
If I'm reading this correctly the engine was run with no coolant for sometime?
#19
Posted 24 September 2015 - 10:30 AM
Have you put any more thought into squeezing some more power out of the engine. Like strapping on one of those intake fans
#20
Posted 24 September 2015 - 10:48 AM
If I'm reading this correctly the engine was run with no coolant for sometime?
This is how I understand it...
As running it without coolant till the fans turn on is very bad for the car..as without coolant in the system the temp sensor will not read right
Yep.
The coolant temp sensor is just that, temp of coolant. It will not read (shows cold on instrument cluster) as it will not work without coolant surrounding it so there is a risk the engine was stinking hot, but showing cold on the cluster.
you have been running the motor with no water in the cooling system...you might have cooked the motor
I feel a blown head gasket coming on......
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