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DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
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To Change the Coolant
The coolant should be changed at
those intervals specified in the vehicle
maintenance schedule in Section 5.
CAUTION:
Engine coolant can damage the fin-
ish of your car. If you spill engine
coolant on the car, wash it off thor-
oughly with clean water.
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1. Park the car on level ground, set the
parking brake and lift up the front
passenger's seat. (Refer to "To in-
spect the Engine Compartment Un-
der the Front Passenger's Seat" on
page 1-13).
2. Turn the radiator cap counterclock-
wise without pressing down on it,
until it stops. This relieves any pres-
sure remaining in the cooling sys-
tem. And remove the radiator cap by
pushing down and turning counter-
clockwise.
WARNING:
Remove the radiator cap when the
radiator is cool.
3. Be sure your drain receptacle is in
place. Open the drain cock on the
radiator. Allow all the engine coolant
to drain from the cooling system,
then securely close the drain cock.
4. Check Section 9 for the capacity of
the cooling system in your car. Then,
following the manufacturer's direc-
tions on the engine coolant contain-
er, add the appropriate quantity of
coolant to the radiator.
5. Fill the radiator with clean demineral-
ized or distilled water. Continue to
add clean demineralized or distilled
water in small quantities until the
fluid level stays up in the radiator
neck.
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