Coolant reserve tank trouble

a1j7g · 01-30-2008, 09:16 PM

I replaced my Daytime running lamp bulb and to do that on the Drivers side you need to pull the reserve coolant tank...Easy right? Well how in the heck do you get it back in...i tried 1000 times, what is the trick?

Kucaci · 01-30-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by a1j7g

I replaced my Daytime running lamp bulb and to do that on the Drivers side you need to pull the reserve coolant tank...Easy right? Well how in the heck do you get it back in...i tried 1000 times, what is the trick?

Loose the battery tie down, then tilt the battery a little away from you that way you will be able to slide the tank easily back in....

FG2uner · 01-30-2008, 09:23 PM

theres a lot on the tank and a tab on the battery tray, it slides in. i had a hard time w mine too... heres a trick for next time: take the battery out and the tank, makes it 200 times easier!

a1j7g · 01-30-2008, 11:28 PM

Thanks that did it!! I was going to wait and make moving the battery my last resort...but really you have to loosen it...those si engines fill up the whole bay!

asndragonboii · 01-30-2008, 11:39 PM

I got mine back in without removing the battery. I DONT KNOW HOW. It was a pain and just as i was about to give up, it fell into place. If i was to do it again, i'd remove the battery like the other members said.

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a1j7g Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Posts: 187 Andy iTrader: 0 / 0%	Coolant reserve tank trouble I replaced my Daytime running lamp bulb and to do that on the Drivers side you need to pull the reserve coolant tank...Easy right? Well how in the heck do you get it back in...i tried 1000 times, what is the trick?

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FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 23 Posts: 5,306 Mark iTrader: 5 / 100%	theres a lot on the tank and a tab on the battery tray, it slides in. i had a hard time w mine too... heres a trick for next time: take the battery out and the tank, makes it 200 times easier!

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a1j7g Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Posts: 187 Andy iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks that did it!! I was going to wait and make moving the battery my last resort...but really you have to loosen it...those si engines fill up the whole bay!

01-30-2008, 11:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
asndragonboii Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,315 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I got mine back in without removing the battery. I DONT KNOW HOW. It was a pain and just as i was about to give up, it fell into place. If i was to do it again, i'd remove the battery like the other members said.