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11th January 2013, 18:27 | #1 |
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Black coolant expansion tanks?
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I have noticed there is two types of coolant expansion tanks on our cars, one yellow/clear (the one on my ZT) and a black one. Whats the extra pipe on the next of the black for? Is the black one produced from a different material? Thanks.
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Also which cars had the black tanks?
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If its the little pipe coming from the neck of the filler cap its an over flow pipe and i should imagine the material is the same composite just different colour, and i think cars before 2002 had them of was it the ones made at cowley Arctic
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Cheers Arctic, so why has the clear tank not got a overflow pipe? Do you use the same caps?
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The earlier tanks had a different cap. The current 140 cap fits all and doesn't use the overflow pipe. It pees itself basically.
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Just got back from the breakers, well it looks like it was luck they did not have any of the black ones then!
So i got a clear/yellow one!
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Can you tell me which model year of car this coolant expansion tank with the built in sensor was from ?
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It is the standard black tank. It is possible to fit a sensor to it via the socket provided but it won't work as the internal float which actuates is not present. I guess it was the intention to provide for this at some time but it never made it into production.
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Has any member here DIY fitted one of these sensors who are currently using such a device on their car now? |
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