is there a trick to removing the top of the tank for the coolant

Mine turns goes loose and then goes tight again, but won't come out of the whole put put any water in

Only had a warning message as the car was parked downhill instead of its normal nose up hill spot

Also notice whilst under the bonnet the power steering fluid was at minimum, i'm guessing since thats a sealed unit i might have a leak  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Sod it, going to the garage, they can figure it out or it's jammed  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

As you undo the cap it becomes slack, this is to release any built up presure in the system, It then goes tight, this is a safty feature to stop you unscrewing it all the way and blowing off the cap causing scaulding and damage to you and the car.
The system presurises to aid temp rise to get to normal operating temp quicker.

After the slack point, it becomes so tight and it feels it will snap if I try turn any further  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Hi, my cap is also very tight, as I discovered when I had the low coolant light a while ago.... I topped it up with antifreeze but had to so again a couple of weeks ago (tho not by much) I suspect I have a slow leak somewhere, hope the rad was not damaged at Bala! I will keep an eye on it until the next service in June..... JT
PS it is so tight i did think of using the boa can opener loop kept in the kitchen...... Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

I was going to top up With water Is that not correct  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

NPinks, I did not want to dilute the protection in the middle of winter so played safe........ JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

I'll let the dealer sort it, as I don't think you should mix antifreeze  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Yup, I did wonder about that...... JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

npinks wrote:

I'll let the dealer sort it, as I don't think you should mix antifreeze

just been out to check mine to double check, yep got fairly tight but kept on going and came off no probs just as I thought