Today we’re going to tackle one more theme in the series on car care. This is the coolant level, and specifically where to put coolant in GMC Sierra? For this, we will begin this article with a little reminder on the interest of ensuring of the coolant level of your car, then, where to fill coolant in GMC Sierra? And, at last, how to make the level of this famous liquid.

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Why to fill coolant level on a GMC Sierra?

Before we explain where the coolant is on a GMC Sierra, we begin our content page by reminding you what is the interest of guaranteeing an ideal coolant level ? The coolant of a GMC Sierra has an important objective in the good performing of your engine, the fact is, it will circulate in it to capture the heat made by its operation and transfer it to your radiator which has the objective to produce 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 only a few minutes, and this would result in engine failure, hence the importance of having an ideal coolant level at all times. If your coolant level drops below the minimum level, the circulation of the coolant in the cooling system might be reduced and therefore its effectiveness might be limited or even zero if it is too low. Finally, if it is too high, the pressure can be too high and bring about a leak that can also bring about the engine to break down.

Where to put the coolant in GMC Sierra?

We now move on to the step that you are probably most enthusiastic about, where to put coolant in GMC Sierra? You are now aware of the importance of always having the ideal level of this coolant. To identify it is very very easy, here are the different steps to allow you to find the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your GMC Sierra:

  • 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 identify the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your GMC Sierra, it is in most cases based in one of the 4 corners of your engine block, to identify 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 GMC Sierra?

Now that you have find out where the coolant is in your GMC Sierra , we will explain how to produce the level of it. Nothing could be less complicated, just follow the few steps below:

  • Buy if you don’t have any coolant in the store, it’s just treated water with antifreeze added.
  • Check on the side of the expansion tank of your GMC Sierra the level of the expansion tank. Just observe if you are between the “min” and “max” mark, if you are more towards or below the “min” mark you can continue to stick to these steps, otherwise the level of your liquid is sufficient

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  • After waiting for the engine to cool down, you can open the coolant cap of your car.
  • Carefully add coolant to the expansion tank of your GMC Sierra by checking regularly.
  • 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.

If the engine of your GMC Sierra warms up despite a level coolant, browse this content page, you will be able to find the causes of this issue.

If you wish more guides on the GMC Sierra, go to our GMC Sierra category.