In this article we’re going to discuss one more topic in the series on motor vehicle care. This is the coolant level, and more specifically where to put coolant in Mitsubishi Lancer? For this, we will begin this article content with a little reminder on the interest of ensuring of the coolant level of your motor vehicle, then, where to fill coolant in Mitsubishi Lancer? And, finally, how to make the level of this famous liquid.

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Why to fill coolant level on a Mitsubishi Lancer?

Before we explain where the coolant is on a Mitsubishi Lancer, we begin our article by reminding you what is the interest of guaranteeing an ideal coolant level ? The coolant of a Mitsubishi Lancer has an important objective in the good functioning of your engine, the fact is, it will circulate in it to catch the heat generated 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 useful. 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 always. If your coolant level drops below the minimum level, the circulation of the coolant in the cooling system might be impaired and consequently its performance might be limited or even zero if it is too low. At last, 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 Mitsubishi Lancer?

We now move on to the step that you are almost certainly most enthusiastic about, where to put coolant in Mitsubishi Lancer? You are now conscious of the importance of always having the ideal level of this coolant. To find it is very simple, here are the different steps to allow you to locate the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Mitsubishi Lancer:

  • 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 motor vehicle.
  • You must quickly find the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Mitsubishi Lancer, it is generally based in one of the 4 corners of your engine block, to find 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 Mitsubishi Lancer?

Now that you have identify where the coolant is in your Mitsubishi Lancer , 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.
  • Verify on the side of the expansion tank of your Mitsubishi Lancer the level of the expansion tank. Just see 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, in any other case 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 motor vehicle.
  • Softly add coolant to the expansion tank of your Mitsubishi Lancer by examining 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 Mitsubishi Lancer warms up despite a level coolant, read this article, you will have the ability to find the causes of this issue.

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