Originally Posted by
SRQfun
I kept losing coolant and when I looked at the recovery tank I saw a gooped up mess. Ordered a new recovery tank and just installed. Thought I would show the mess they made because the plastic nipple broke for the small hose on top coming from radiator. Total cost for me $52.46 and time. I am lucky this started at home and not while I was on the highway. I have owned the car for 5 mos(?) and have clocked about 5500 miles in that time. I'm still grinning
I wasnt aware that this was a fairly common problem. Mine was cracked and leaking and rather than put in a new tank I drilled the brass sleeve out and screwed/drove a 1/4 inch brass hose barb in the hole. This was a couple of years ago and not a drop of coolant has leaked out.
Btw, where did you order your cooant tank from. The cheapest Ive seen was about a $150