coolant overfill question

[jonk00000]

Has anyone ever heard of replacing the coolant overfill bottle with a gator-aid bottle???
I was planning on doin this for more room for my fmic piping. There is some sort of sensor at the bottom of the stock overfill bottle. Can i remove that ?? thanks jon

 

[psychlow]

The overflow bottle doesn't have to be anything special, it just has to have enough room for the radiator to press out and suck in coolant.

Yes there is a sensor on the bottom. You can remove it, but you'll get a coolant level indicator on your dash. To turn it off, you'll need to jump the two wires on the connector.

Personally, I think you should probably look for something better than a Gatorade bottle. Building one out of PVC and some brass fittings would be better.

 

[CanadianTSi]

I use a gatorade bottle and it works fine. Been through probably 50 1/4 mile runs and hasn't melted or anything.

 

[jonk00000]

The overflow bottle doesn't have to be anything special, it just has to have enough room for the radiator to press out and suck in coolant.

Yes there is a sensor on the bottom. You can remove it, but you'll get a coolant level indicator on your dash. To turn it off, you'll need to jump the two wires on the connector.

Personally, I think you should probably look for something better than a Gatorade bottle. Building one out of PVC and some brass fittings would be better.

this might be a dumb question, but... when you say to "jump the two wires", that means connect them rite ??

 

[psychlow]

You got it.

 

[terefic181]

Maybe try searching.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172366
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42654&highlight=coolant+overfill



Tom