Today we’re going to tackle one more matter in the series on car care. This is the coolant level, and specifically where to put coolant in Citroen Grand C4 Picasso? To do this, we will begin this guideline with a little reminder on the interest of ensuring of the coolant level of your car, then, where to fill coolant in Citroen Grand C4 Picasso? And, at last, how to make the level of this famous liquid.
Why to fill coolant level on a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?
Before we explain where the coolant is on a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, we begin our content by reminding you what is the interest of guaranteeing an ideal coolant level ? The coolant of a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso has a vital action in the good functioning of your engine, the fact is, it will circulate in it to capture the heat generated by its operation and transfer it to your radiator which has the mission to make it go down in temperature . It is all the more useful when outside temperatures are high or when you are driving at limited speed and natural cooling by outside air is not efficient. Without coolant your engine would overheat after just a few minutes, and this would end result in engine failure, hence the importance of having an ideal coolant level constantly. If your coolant level drops down below the minimal level, the circulation of the coolant in the cooling system may be bothered and therefore its performance may be limited or even zero if it is too low. Finally, if it is too high, the pressure can be too high and trigger a leak that can also trigger the engine to break down.
Where to put the coolant in Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?
We now move on to the step that you are most certainly most keen on, where to put coolant in Citroen Grand C4 Picasso? You are now conscious of the importance of constantly having the ideal level of this coolant. To locate it is very very easy, here are the different steps to allow you to locate the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso:
- Before doing anything, wait a few minutes or so for your engine to warm up so that you don’t get burned when you do the coolant level.
- Pop the hood of your car.
- You must quickly locate the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, it is usually located in one of the 4 corners of your engine block, to locate it you just have to look for a plastic container with a black or yellow plastic cap with a danger logo or thermometer on the top.
How to fill up the coolant level on a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?
Now that you have identify where the coolant is in your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso , we will explain how to make the level of it. Nothing could be simpler, just stick to the few steps down below:
- Buy if you don’t have any coolant in the store, it’s just cured water with antifreeze added.
- Verify on the side of the expansion tank of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso the level of the expansion tank. Just observe if you are between the “min” and “max” mark, if you are more towards or down below the “min” mark you can continue to stick to these steps, otherwise the level of your liquid is enough
- After waiting for the engine to cool down, you can open the coolant cap of your car.
- Softly add coolant to the expansion tank of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso by examining frequently.
- Try to reach the middle of the clue on the side of your vase, don’t go over the “max” mark.
- If you’re on top of it, don’t start your engine, and with a syringe, take out the excess coolant.
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If the engine of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso warms up despite a level coolant, read this content, you will be able to find the causes of this problem.
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