1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO Radiator

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:
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ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE RADIATOR
COOLANT
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ENGINE OIL
TEMPERATURE I ANTILOCK BRAKE
ENGINE
OIL
PRESSURE
Here are some other symbols you may see:
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RADIO VOLUME
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RADIO SELECTOR FUSE A! R CONDITIONING I
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SPEAKER I LIGHTER
TRUNK RELEASE HORN
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NOTICE:
e When using concentrated washer fluid, follow the
manufacturer’s instructions for adding water.
e Don’t mix water with ready-to-use washer fluid. Water can
cause the solution to freeze and damage your washer fluid
tank and other parts
of the washer system. Also, water
doesn’t clean
as well as washer fluid.
I e Fill your washer fluid tank only 3/4 full when it’s very cold.
This allows
for expansion, which could damage the tank if it
is completely full.
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in your windshield washer. It
can damage your washer system and paint.
Headlamp Washer (Export Only)
If you have this feature, you will wash your headlamps while washing your
windshield at the same time. Just press the
PUSH paddle on the
multifunction lever.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the coolant inside the coolant surge tank is boiling, don’t do anything
else until
it cools down.
A CAUTION
The coolant level
should be visible
inside
the surge tank
once the cap
has been
removed.
If it isn’t,
you may have a leak
in the radiator hoses,
heater
hoses, radiator,
water pump or
somewhere
else in the
cooling system.
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine parts, can be very
hot. Don’t
touch them. If you do, you can be burned.
Don’t run the engine if there
is a leak. If you run the engine, it
could lose all coolant. That could cause an engine fire, and you
could be burned. Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle.
I NOTICE:
Engine damage if you keep running your engine without coolant
isn’t covered
by your warranty. See “Overheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode”
in the Index.
If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on check to see if the electric
engine fans are running.
If the engine is overheating, both fans should be
running. If they aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
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A CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system can be
dangerous. Plain water, or some other liquid like alcohol, can
boil before the proper coolant mix
will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system
is set for the proper coolant mix. With plain
water or the
wrong mix, your engine could get too hot but you
wouldn’t get the overheat warning. Your engine could catch
fire
and you or others could be burned. Use a 50/50 mix of clean
water and
a proper antifreeze.
NOTICE:
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the engine, radiator,
heater core
and other parts. So use the recommended coolant.
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts.
Coolant contains ethylene glycol and it will burn if the engine
parts
are hot enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. You can remove
the coolant surge
tank pressure cap
when the cooling
system, including
the coolant surge
tank pressure cap
and upper radiator
hose, is
no longer
hot.
Turn the pressure
cap slowly to the left until it first stops. (Don't press
down while turning
the pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means there is still some
pressure left.
2. Then keep turning the cap, but now
push down
as you
turn it. Remove
the pressure cap.
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4. With the coolant
surge tank
pressure cap off,
start the engine
and let it run until
you can feel the
upper radiator hose getting hot.
Watch out
for the
engine fans.
By this time, the coolant level inside the coolant surge tank may be lower.
If the level is lower, add more of the proper mix to the coolant surge tank
until the
ievel reaches the base of the filler neck.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you use an improper coolant mix, your engine could overheat
and
be badly damaged. The repair cost wouldn't he covered by
your warranty. Too much water in the mix can freeze and crack
the engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
Adding Coolant
Your cooling system when hot is under a lot of pressure. If the ENGINE
COOLANT LOW message should appear on the Driver Information
Center,
you will need to add coolant.
If the ENGINE COOLANT LOW message does not appear, the coolant
is at the proper fill level.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Check Coolant
When your engine is cold, the coolant level shouId be at the proper fill
level, which is two and a half inches (60 mm) below the base of the fill
neck. Use a flashlight as necessary to see into the tank.
To Add Coolant
If you need more coolant, add the proper mix at the surge tank, but only
when the engine is cool.
When replacing
the pressure cap, make sure it is tight.
SURGE TANK PRESSURE CAP
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NOTICE:
Your surge tank cap is a 15 psi (105 kPa) pressure-type cap and
must be tightly installed to prevent coolant
loss and possible
engine damage
from overheating. Be sure the arrows on the cap
line up with the overflow tube on the radiator filler neck.
If your surge tank pressure cap needs to be replaced an AC@ cap is
recommended.
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