2000 HONDA INSIGHT engine coolant

Gauges
Fuel Gaug e
Thi s show s ho w muc h fue l yo u have .
I t i s mos t accurat e whe n th e ca r i s o n
leve l ground . I t ma y sho w slightl y
mor e o r les s tha n th e actua l amoun t
whe n yo u ar e drivin g o n curv y o r
hill y roads . Temperatur
e Gaug e
Thi s show s th e temperatur e o f th e
engine' s coolant . Durin g norma l
operation , th e readin g shoul d b e in
th e middl e o f th e gauge . I n sever e
drivin g conditions , suc h a s ver y ho t
weathe r o r a lon g perio d o f uphil l
driving , th e readin g ma y reac h nea r
th e re d mark . I f i t reache s th e re d
mark , pul l safel y t o th e sid e o f th e
road . Tur n t o pag e 21 6 fo r
instruction s an d precaution s o n
checkin g th e engine' s coolin g
system .
Tachomete r
Th e tachomete r show s th e engin e
spee d i n revolution s pe r minut e
(rpm) . T o protec t th e engin e fro m
damage , neve r driv e wit h th e
tachomete r needl e i n th e re d zone .
Instrument s an d Control s
MAINTENANC
E REQUIRE D
INDICATO R SPEEDOMETE
R
FUE L GAUG E
TRI P METER/ODOMETE R
TRIP BUTTO N
TEMPERATUR
E GAUG E DISPLA
Y CHANG E
BUTTO N
TACHOMETE R

Servic
e Statio n Procedure s

4 . Remov e th e dipstic k agai n an d
chec k th e level . I t shoul d b e
betwee n th e uppe r an d lowe r
marks .
I f i t i s nea r o r belo w th e lowe r mark ,
se e Addin g Oi l o n pag e 15 9 . Engine
Coolant Check
Loo k a t th e coolan t leve l i n th e
radiato r reserv e tank . Mak e sur e i t i s
betwee n th e MA X an d MI N lines . I f
i t i s belo w th e MI N line , se e Addin g
Engin e Coolan t o n pag e 16 3 fo r
informatio n o n addin g th e prope r

coolant .
Refe
r t o Owne r Maintenanc e
Check s o n pag e 15 7 fo r informatio n
o n checkin g othe r item s i n you r

Honda .

Before Drivin g

RESERV
E

TAN K

MA X
MI N
UPPE R MAR K
LOWE R MAR K

Coolin
g Syste m

Addin g Engin e Coolan t

I f th e coolan t leve l i n th e reserv e
tan k is a t o r belo w th e MI N line , ad d
coolan t t o brin g it u p t o th e MA X line .
Inspec t th e coolin g syste m fo r leaks .
Thi s coolan t shoul d alway s b e a
mixtur e o f 5 0 percen t antifreez e an d
5 0 percen t water . Neve r ad d straigh t
antifreez e o r plai n water . Alway
s us e Genuin e Hond a
Antifreeze/Coolant . I f i t i s no t
available , yo u ma y us e anothe r
major-bran d non-silicat e coolan t a s a
temporar y replacement . Mak e sur e it
i s a high-qualit y coolan t
recommende d fo r aluminu m engines .
However , continue d us e o f an y non -
Hond a coolan t ca n resul t i n
corrosion , causin g th e coolin g
syste m to malfunctio n o r fail . Hav e
th e coolin g syste m flushe d an d
refille d wit h Hond a antifreeze /
coolan t a s soo n a s possible . I
f th e reserv e tan k is completel y
empty , yo u shoul d als o chec k th e
coolan t leve l i n th e radiator .

CONTINUED

Maintenanc e

RESERV
E TAN K

Removing th e radiato r ca p
whil e th e engin e i s ho t ca n
caus e th e coolan t t o spra y out ,
seriousl y scaldin g you .
Alway s le t th e engin e an d
radiato r coo l dow n befor e
removin g th e radiato r cap .