2G OEM Coolant Overflow Alternative

[NY 95 TSI AWD]

I've been working on cleaning up my engine bay lately and I knew the old yellowed stock coolant overflow tank had to go. Unfortunately new oem ones are discontinued.

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While searching for a new oem 2g tank, to no avail, I ended up stumbling upon the evo 8/9 oem overflow tank. I had no idea if it would fit or not but I decided to buy it and see. It fits!
Comparison of the tanks:

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All I had to do was cut a ziptie/clip that was holding the wire harness to the body so I could slid the tank over enough, and drill 2 holes to mount the tank.

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You can still use your hood prop clip too!

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Installed:

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I got mine from Maperformance for $35. Since everyone's setups are different, I cannot guarentee this will work for everyone. If your oem 2g tank is still in the factory location this should work for you. I didnt reuse the coolant level switch that is on the 2ga coolant tanks. I just left the connector unplugged and no lights came on, other than the check engine light that was already on from my emmisions delete. If you wanted to, you could drill a hole on the bottom of the evo tank an mount the sensor, but I didnt feel the need to.

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I hope this helps someone out that wants an new affordable oem plastic tank on their DSM!

 

[FIBA M - EC17PSE]

looks better then old golden yellow plastic, another route would be to have one made up from alloy or stainless if your feeling fancy! they wont break and last longer then plastic does but for a basic swap over this is a good cheaper option for those looking to freshen up while keeping it as oem as possible

 

[talon20g]

Nice.

 

[MindBlowin03]

Good idea. Looks factory too.

 

[Black95TSIawd]

There is another OEM option that fits like ours but is shorter. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the part number or which mitsu vehicle its from.

 

[MattHDSM]

Looks great! I'm currently using a NOS energy drink can as an overflow because the OEM overflow doesn't fit in the factory location with a VRSF FMIC. Do you have any measurements on how long and wide that tank is? I may swap out my NOS can for that if it fits in my engine bay where yours does.

 

[NY 95 TSI AWD]

Looks great! I'm currently using a NOS energy drink can as an overflow because the OEM overflow doesn't fit in the factory location with a VRSF FMIC. Do you have any measurements on how long and wide that tank is? I may swap out my NOS can for that if it fits in my engine bay where yours does.

Thanks! I'll definitely grab you some dimensions and some better close up pictures.

 

[techboy]

JMF used to make a replacement aluminum 2G overflow tank years ago. I run one on my car. He stopped making them, but I bet if you wanted one you could shoot them a message and have one done.

I rely like OEM looking one though too. Nice find.

 

[jed344]

Not to bad, i run a jmf one mounted low where battery used to be so its semi hidden.