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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
over time. This is norm al. If the coolant level is hard to
see, jostling the coolant bottle will make it easier to see.
If an exam ination of you r engine compartm ent show s no
evid ence of rad iator or hose leaks, the vehicle may be
safely driven. The vap or will soon dissip ate.
There is no need to rem ove the rad iator cap unless
checking for coolant freeze point, adding, or rep lacing
coolant. Advise you r service attend ant of this. As long as
the engine operating tem peratu re is satisfactory, the
coolant bottle need only be checked once a month. Heater
perform ance may also be adversely affected by low
coolant levels.
• Do not overfill the coolant bottle.
•
• levelIf frequin theent bottlecoolantdoesadnotditionsdroparewhenrequtheiredengine, or ifcools,the
Check coolant freeze point in the system .
the cooling system shou ld be pressu re tested for leaks.
When additional coolant is need ed to maintain the
prop er level, it shou ld be added to the coolant bottle. Do
not overfill. Special proced ures are requ ired when filling
the engine cooling system of the 2.7L Engine. See you r
authorized dealer for details.
• (mMaintaininim umcoolant) with concentrationrecom mend edofantifreeze50% ethylenefor pglycolrop er
corrosion protection of you r engine that contains alu-
minu m components.
•
Make sure that the rad iator and coolant bottle hoses
are not kinked or obstru cted .
Poin ts to Rem ember
NOTE: When the vehicle is stop ped after a few miles of
operation, you may observe vap or coming from the front
of the engine compartm ent. This is norm ally a resu lt of
moistu re from rain, snow, or high humidity accumulating
on the rad iator and being vap orized when the therm ostat
opens, allow ing hot water to enter the rad iator.
• Keepair condtheitioning,front ofkeepthe radtheiatorfrontclean.of theIfcondyou renservehicleclean,has
also.
•
Do not change the therm ostat for summer or winter
operation. If rep lacem ent is ever necessary, install
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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