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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-10 If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
CAUTION:
Steam from an overheated engine can burn you
badly, even if you just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear steam coming
from it.

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-11 If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine
If you get an engine overheat warning but see or hear no
steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when you:

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-12
Cooling System
When you decide its safe to lift the hood, heres what
youll see:
A. Coolant Surge Tank
B. Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
C. Engine FanIf the coolant inside the coolant surge ta

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-13
CAUTION:
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine
parts, can be very hot. Dont touch them. 
If you do, you can be burned.
Dont run the engine if there is a leak. If you run
the engine, it co

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-14 How to Add Coolant to the Coolant 
Surge Tank
If you havent found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isnt at or above the FILL COLD mark, add a 50/50
mixture of clean, drinkable water and DEX

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-15
CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid such as alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicles coolan

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-18
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 cooling fan.
By this time, the c

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2002 2.G Owners Manual 5-19
Engine Fan Noise
Your vehicle has a clutched engine cooling fan. 
When the clutch is engaged, the fan spins faster to
provide more air to cool the engine. In most everyday
driving conditions, the