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I'm a bit confused after searching through the net looking for bubble removal tank aka expansion tank and reserve tank.
Ok. at this moment I'm sure of the 2 things is that:
1. expansion tank is a tank for the hot coolant to cool down and to remove the air bubbles in the coolant to avoid hot spot in the cooling system. Correct?
2. The reserve tank is to store extra or excessive coolant and the coolant would be drawn into the radiator when needed.
My questions are:
1. Is expansion tank also known as breather tank?
2.Normally we see that cars only have a reserve tank beside the radiator to store extra coolant and there's no expansion tank. The radiator cap is place on top of the radiator.
Now, my car's radiator cap is at the reserve tank but the reserve tank is pressurized. Is my coolant tank a 2 in 1 type..meaning reserve tank + expansion tank ??
3. Since my original tank is made from hard plastic and the cap is also plastic with some valves on it. The cap is starting to leak coolant when I drive the car hard or during hot weather. Can I buy an aftermarket expansion tank and use it as a reserve tank. With both function of removing bubble and also act as a reserve tank.
Yes, some might say I can just replace the cap but I don't know how long will it last and the reserve tank is made of hard plastic, it very hard to see the coolant level because it's not transparent it's opaque already and the car is 10 years old. fear that the tank might fail during driving.
constructive comments and suggestion is highly appreciated. Thank You.
Ok. at this moment I'm sure of the 2 things is that:
1. expansion tank is a tank for the hot coolant to cool down and to remove the air bubbles in the coolant to avoid hot spot in the cooling system. Correct?
2. The reserve tank is to store extra or excessive coolant and the coolant would be drawn into the radiator when needed.
My questions are:
1. Is expansion tank also known as breather tank?
2.Normally we see that cars only have a reserve tank beside the radiator to store extra coolant and there's no expansion tank. The radiator cap is place on top of the radiator.
Now, my car's radiator cap is at the reserve tank but the reserve tank is pressurized. Is my coolant tank a 2 in 1 type..meaning reserve tank + expansion tank ??
3. Since my original tank is made from hard plastic and the cap is also plastic with some valves on it. The cap is starting to leak coolant when I drive the car hard or during hot weather. Can I buy an aftermarket expansion tank and use it as a reserve tank. With both function of removing bubble and also act as a reserve tank.
Yes, some might say I can just replace the cap but I don't know how long will it last and the reserve tank is made of hard plastic, it very hard to see the coolant level because it's not transparent it's opaque already and the car is 10 years old. fear that the tank might fail during driving.
constructive comments and suggestion is highly appreciated. Thank You.
