coolant level HONDA INSIGHT 2000 1.G Owners Manual

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

1 . Mak e sur e th e engin e an d radiato r

ar e cool .

2 . Tur n th e radiato r ca p counter -
clockwise , withou t pressin g dow n
o n it , unti l i t stops . Thi s relieve s
an y pressur e remainin g in th e
coolin g system .
3 . Remov e th e radiato r ca p b y
pushin g dow n an d turnin g
counterclockwise .
4.
The coolant level should be up to
the base of the filler neck. Add
coolant if it is low.
5 . Pu t th e radiato r ca p bac k on .
Tighte n it fully .
6. Pour coolant into the reserve tank.
Fil l i t t o halfwa y betwee n th e MA X
an d MI N marks . Pu t th e ca p bac k
o n th e reserv e tank .
D
o no t ad d an y rus t inhibitor s o r
othe r additive s t o you r car' s coolin g
system . The y ma y no t b e compatibl e
wit h th e coolan t o r engin e compo -
nents .
Maintenanc e
RADIATO
R CA P
RESERVE TAN K