Coolant Bottle Installed (Forge Motorsport)
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>>Looks more than great.
>>where did you get it and how much ?
>>how do you check the coolant level?
I got it fromForge Motorsport for 160.00 dollars. :smile:
You open it and look in to check the level :smile:
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>>where did you get it and how much ?
>>how do you check the coolant level?
I got it fromForge Motorsport for 160.00 dollars. :smile:
You open it and look in to check the level :smile:
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>>Hey Doug,
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>>how hard is it to check coolant level in the steel expansion tank?
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>>I'm thinking of getting one, especially since I still have the old tank design and it is bound to leak soon!
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>>Markus
Well you just open it up and look before you go motoring. it is aluminum by the way :smile:.
Mgcman,
It is worth the piece of mind since i do allot of driving and plan on putting about 6k miles in the next 2 months.
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>>how hard is it to check coolant level in the steel expansion tank?
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>>I'm thinking of getting one, especially since I still have the old tank design and it is bound to leak soon!
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>>Markus
Well you just open it up and look before you go motoring. it is aluminum by the way :smile:.
Mgcman,
It is worth the piece of mind since i do allot of driving and plan on putting about 6k miles in the next 2 months.
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07-17-2003, 01:43 AM
I should receive my alloy tank today ! :smile:
Just to say that my new designed tank is leaking too after 2 month...so the problem seems not to be solved at all....and I'm fed with beeing worry everytime I do a long trip....
So the installation was easy? How did you do? You purged the coolant from the plastic tank, install the new one and fill it with coolant? That's all? :smile:
Just to say that my new designed tank is leaking too after 2 month...so the problem seems not to be solved at all....and I'm fed with beeing worry everytime I do a long trip....
So the installation was easy? How did you do? You purged the coolant from the plastic tank, install the new one and fill it with coolant? That's all? :smile:
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07-18-2003, 08:39 AM
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07-18-2003, 12:05 PM
I just received my Forge aluminum coolant expansion tank.
BTW (as in a BIG BY THE WAY), the tank comes 'topless'!!!!! :???:
I had not realized when ordering that the coolant tank does not come with a cap!!!! It is 'topless'! Bummer, I had assumed it came with a aluminum cap, but nope, you gotta buy the cap separately and it is another $40 in addition to the $160 coolant tank. I wish Forge would have pointed this out to me when I ordered, although I guess I could have noted on their web site that it comes topless. I assume the standard cap from the standard reservoir will fit, since they sell the aluminum cap as a separate item. I will check once my engine has cooled down a bit.
The coolant tank - cap issue aside - is very nicely made, and looks not just pressure proof, it looks positively explosion proof! Nice build quality!
BTW (as in a BIG BY THE WAY), the tank comes 'topless'!!!!! :???:
I had not realized when ordering that the coolant tank does not come with a cap!!!! It is 'topless'! Bummer, I had assumed it came with a aluminum cap, but nope, you gotta buy the cap separately and it is another $40 in addition to the $160 coolant tank. I wish Forge would have pointed this out to me when I ordered, although I guess I could have noted on their web site that it comes topless. I assume the standard cap from the standard reservoir will fit, since they sell the aluminum cap as a separate item. I will check once my engine has cooled down a bit.
The coolant tank - cap issue aside - is very nicely made, and looks not just pressure proof, it looks positively explosion proof! Nice build quality!
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The power sterring tank looks great, but I think it's more for show whereas the radiator tank has had known issues with leaking in the past.
I installed my tank last weekend, install went pretty smoothly, although I was disappointed that Forge didn't include the M6 bolts for attaching the tank to the bottom mounting points. Had to make a run to the hardware store (and Starbucks) in the middle of the installation.
I installed my tank last weekend, install went pretty smoothly, although I was disappointed that Forge didn't include the M6 bolts for attaching the tank to the bottom mounting points. Had to make a run to the hardware store (and Starbucks) in the middle of the installation.
