Contents: Removal procedure ↧ Installation procedure ↧
Removal procedure
Caution! To prevent injury, do not remove the expansion tank cap when the engine and radiator are hot, as heat maintains pressure in the system. Hot fluid and steam may escape under high pressure.
1. Drain the engine coolant to the level of the expansion tank.
Note: Do not drain the power steering fluid at this stage.
2. Remove the power steering fluid reservoir mounting bolts and move the reservoir away from the expansion tank. See section 6A, Power Steering System.
3. Loosen the return hose clamp and disconnect the return hose from the top of the expansion tank.
4. Loosen the throttle body hose clamp and disconnect the throttle body hose from the top of the expansion tank.
5. Loosen the feed hose clamp and disconnect the feed hose from the bottom of the expansion tank.
6. Remove the connecting screw and nut of the expansion tank.
7. Remove the expansion tank.
8. Wash the expansion tank inside and out and the expansion tank cap with soap and water.
9. Thoroughly flush the expansion tank and plug.
Installation procedure
1. Install the expansion tank.
2. Secure the expansion tank with a connecting screw and nut.
Tighten
Tighten the expansion tank locking screw and nut to 8 Nm (71 lbs.in).
3. Connect the return hose and throttle body hose to the top of the expansion tank.
4. Attach the supply hose to the bottom of the expansion tank.
5. Secure the return hose, throttle body hose and feed hose to the expansion tank with hose clamps.
6. Fill the expansion tank with coolant up to the central mark or up to the MAX mark.
