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help, new ignorant c5 owner
i've had the car for 2 weeks...i'm generally ignorant.
I'm getting a LOW COOLANT warning.
What do i need to do?
what kind of coolant...etc?
water to coolant ratio??
tell me what i need to know thanks guys
( i dont' have the owner's manual)
I'm getting a LOW COOLANT warning.
What do i need to do?
what kind of coolant...etc?
water to coolant ratio??
tell me what i need to know thanks guys
( i dont' have the owner's manual)
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The entire owners mannual is there. You can down the file or just read through it.
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The entire owners mannual is there. You can down the file or just read through it.
BTY Hello and welcome. Your gona love the Vette and this Forum
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Originally Posted by theinvid
i've had the car for 2 weeks...i'm generally ignorant.
I'm getting a LOW COOLANT warning.
What do i need to do?
what kind of coolant...etc?
water to coolant ratio??
tell me what i need to know thanks guys
( i dont' have the owner's manual)
I'm getting a LOW COOLANT warning.
What do i need to do?
what kind of coolant...etc?
water to coolant ratio??
tell me what i need to know thanks guys
( i dont' have the owner's manual)
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Low coolant light
If there is sufficient coolant in the tank, then you have an indication problem. At the bottom of the tank there is a plug that plugs into the integral sensor in the tank. Insure that is plugged all the way in, and/or check it for corrosion. If you need a new sensing element, the tank must be changed to fix it. Also, some people bleed the system after adding coolant if is is quite low. The question is: Where did it go? Water pump? Hose? (Dexcool).
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Originally Posted by GKrenn
buy some premixed Prestone dexcool at walmart and pour into the resevoir until it gets to the proper fill line.
Just add some more coolant and you should be good to go. May want to be sure you have no leaks also.