cant see any coolant

[GotGrip666]

ok as we know i have a 96 gsx , today decided to check my oil and antifreez because my afr guage was running real lean, i checked the oil level and its perfect, then when to took off the radiator cap and it looked dry inside , thats bad right? and should i fill it up agian till i can see coolant?

[Killa]

yes fill it up .

[JoeWagon]

i think the normal fill spot is the coolant overflow. it won't hurt to put it there, since the car isn't overheating, it will cycle into the cooling system. you can also pour directly into the rad. cap if you are almost out, but there is no fill level indicator.

[kjewer1]

At the rad cap you fill to the top. If its real low you may nto be able to. I like to do it with the car running until the tstat opens. As it heats up some will spill over. Then let it cool, and top off. Or put the cap on hot and fill the bottle a bit over the fill line, since the cooling coolant will contract and pull from the overflow.

[GotGrip666]

well im not sure if its extremly low or if its empty put the whole pipe where the radiator cap is at looks completely dry

[macder]

If you are adding coolant directly to the rad, I would suggest doing this with the motor running. As you add fluid, rev your motor just a little bit(I hope you know where you throtle cable is) and u will see the coolant circulating. Once the coolant is at the top in idle, you're good to go. Also, your low coolant light (The Yellow house looking thing) should turn on if your rad is low on coolant.

[kjewer1]

That light is attached to a sensor in the reservoir, and says nothing about whats in the actual cooling system.

[gthompson97]

but if it's that dry, shouldn't it suck it all out of the reservoir therefore triggering the light??

gotgrip666: was there any coolant in your reservoir, or was that completely dry too?

[GotGrip666]

i havnt looked but im asuming no mecause the hose witht the radiator cap was completly dry, would this be what caused my afr guage to run completly lean?

[gthompson97]

i don't know what kind of effect that would have of the afr gauge, but did you happen to check the temp. gauge, it should have been damn near pegged hot if it's that low.

[JoeWagon]

The hell does coolant have to do with air fuel ratio? If you aren't overheating, you can stop worrying and just fill the overflow to fill until it stops emptying into the system. If you ARE overheating, use a method involving the car warming up and pour it in there. Shouldn't be too much to analyze.

[kjewer1]

I was wondering the same thing. I have never seen so much discussion over such small things as I have in the last 2 days here.

1) Open cap

2) Pour shit in

[GotGrip666]

Originally Posted by JoeWagon

The hell does coolant have to do with air fuel ratio? If you aren't overheating, you can stop worrying and just fill the overflow to fill until it stops emptying into the system. If you ARE overheating, use a method involving the car warming up and pour it in there. Shouldn't be too much to analyze.

well im sorry joe that i dont know what excacly and how everything runs yet , this is my first dsm and ive only had it about 2-3 months , im going to check the res when i wake up then add coolant athen ill tell you guys if i find a leak or anything

[TsiTalon9587]

Originally Posted by 95 GSXracer

I was wondering the same thing. I have never seen so much discussion over such small things as I have in the last 2 days here.

1) Open cap

2) Pour shit in

Ditto. Not to discourage you GotGripp666, but in your other post saying that you wanted to do your head, are you going to be doing the work? I mean as removing and installing everything again? If so I am not sure that would be very wise unless there is something significantly out of place.

[GotGrip666]

well probally not the whole head unless the headgasket change doesnt solve my woo's