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Old 07-04-2013, 03:27 PM   #1
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i checked trunk ,its dry.i looked at hose underneath right rear,do not see any torn or loose hose.today is very hot,100 degrees,could i have dumped coolant in tank from bad resoirvoir cap?
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Old 07-04-2013, 03:39 PM   #2
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That would be the first thing I would look at. There have been problems with the earlier version coolant caps. The latest version is 996-106-447-04.
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Old 07-04-2013, 03:49 PM   #3
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ill wait till i cools down.ive done some searches,and someone had mentioned that before dump they had taken cap off and may not have properly screwed back on as it has fine threads. i too had opened cap a few days ago,maybe its not screwed in correctly.whenfilling tank will i have to do a few cycles with vent valve open.if so how long do i leave it open?
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