frtorres87
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- Frank
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Pretty crazy how nasty the stock bottle can get.44,000 miles. 2 years, 1 month old. Never tracked. "Spirited" driving daily. VA weather (10-100deg). Everything performance-wise is stock except rear engine mount + intake. Definitely buying the Mishi tank ASAP.
Hi Jason,Probably gonna get alot of flak for this but...... How do you fill the reservoir ? It has a tiny glass window and beside that, the word "Cold" with a line on it. So, where is the Max line ? Is there one ? Are you supposed to just fill it up until the window is full ? Any help would be appreciated.
Also, I just switched out the reservoirs, didn't bother with anything under the car or draining all the coolant first. Piece of cake. Looks great !
So I just did an oil change. I noticed blue/green chalky substance (dried up coolant) coming from around the entire seal of stock tank. Whatever they used to seal the two pieces to gether to make the tank, are leaking now, and it's not just in one or two spots, but around the entire tank at the seal. I'm at 44,000 miles btw. I'm going with the Mishi tank ASAP.
Wondering if anyone has installed the Mishi Universal aluminum tank (cylinder-shaped) and if it works just fine? Might be nice to put this tank in instead; save a little weight, both with the tank and less fluid, plus it'll open up a little more breathing room in the engine bay...
Not to necro-post or anything, but how did you install this without draining the coolant?Quick install, didn’t drain the fluid.
Good question! I was wondering the same! I watched their Mishi install video. But I still don’t get it lol.Not to necro-post or anything, but how did you install this without draining the coolant?
I suspect flat-jawed vice grips are in order.Good question! I was wondering the same! I watched their Mishi install video. But I still don’t get it lol.
Ah! Awesome! TY! @ManitobaSI Solution!@djlythium I just installed a different tank. Theres a black bracket from fender wall to motor mount area (two 14mm bolts). Remove that bracket and you can lift oem tank up and angle it to where bottom hose won't drain much coolant. Remove that bracket also allowed me to pour majority of coolant out of tank into a small bucket. I pinched both small and large hose w clamps as well. Lost very minimal coolant.
Yep, like @Coqui mentioned, as long as you can get access to the return line from the bottom of the tank, just pinch that off without having to drain the full system. There are tools made specifically for pinching off lines like this, but anything self-locking works! Just be careful using anything with teeth so that you don't damage your coolant line.Not to necro-post or anything, but how did you install this without draining the coolant?
Yup, you can install both together!@Mishimoto,
On the topic of coolant, can you fit the performance Radiator, and the secondary radiator, or is it either/or?