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hey guys, as above my coolant over flow bottle is almost at the max line, i swear it wasnt that full the other day.

does this mean my car is over heating?

also, does this mean i should do a coolant flush and put new stuff in? im getting it done aswell as the water pump when i get my 100k service.

how do you empty the coolant overflow bottle? hehe sorry for the noob questions.

my car is a 1996 r33 gt-st

cheers

also my car does NOT have a fan shroud, would this be causing the fan to not cool the radiator as much as it should?

Edited by hayden49
hey guys, as above my coolant over flow bottle is almost at the max line, i swear it wasnt that full the other day.

does this mean my car is over heating?

also, does this mean i should do a coolant flush and put new stuff in? im getting it done aswell as the water pump when i get my 100k service.

how do you empty the coolant overflow bottle? hehe sorry for the noob questions.

my car is a 1996 r33 gt-st

cheers

When the cooling system cools down, the water will be forced back in.
also my car does NOT have a fan shroud, would this be causing the fan to not cool the radiator as much as it should?
More than likely.

oh ok so it will just flow back in by itself?

it freaked me out abit cos i have never seen it that high, i did however give it a good punishing on the way home from work then i was stopped in some heavy traffic.

also, my r33 came with only the engine fan, did 33's come stock with another thermo fan?

im gonna get the coolant changed when i get my service done and give it a flush and see how it goes.

oh ok well my car doesnt have air con anyway, the condensor was removed when the guy imported it.

ohwell one ill get round to fitting a new one.

so this all sounds normal?

the level has gone down abit already.

cheers

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