Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have a Blitz FMIC and after a bit of hunting and asking on here, I found that my expansion bottle is actually mounted underneath my drivers headlight. I don't really like it there tbh as you can't get access to it without moving the headlight. Are there any other options? Are there smaller aftermarket ones? Can you put them anywhere in the engine bay, or do they need to be in a specific place? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Most people strap them close the battery. But they use the smaller bottles that come with the FMIC kits. You are looking at the expansion bottle and not the windscreen washer resevoir yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Yes mate. Windsreen washer is passenger side. Expansion bottle is under the drivers headlight. Can you buy aftermarket ones seperatley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Sorry yes you did say drivers headlight. I wouldn't know where to get a replacement I'd try the traders Going to move this to non technical so that they can chip in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have a Blitz FMIC and after a bit of hunting and asking on here, I found that my expansion bottle is actually mounted underneath my drivers headlight. I don't really like it there tbh as you can't get access to it without moving the headlight. Are there any other options? Are there smaller aftermarket ones? Can you put them anywhere in the engine bay, or do they need to be in a specific place? thanks! I have the same problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 This expansion bottle thing, i can't remember exactly as i'm nowhere near the car but, what does it actually do? It seems to me like an overflow bottle but i can't picture the coolant going back into the rad. Maybe i have the wrong one but when the pressure drops does it suck the fluid back in? Mine certainly isn't fed in by gravity, the cap on the top connects to the rad and there is also a pipe for when it really overflows. I'm guessing when the pressure rises some of the coolant goes into the overflow, when the pressure drops this causes the fluid to be sucked back in? That right? Oh, mine is next to the battery, its shaped along the metal bit that the battery sits against (if that helps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Mine is sat here It's made by one of the members on here not cheap but looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 That's what I want!... or something similar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 bump! - anyone know where I can get one from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Go to a scrap yard with the cap and look for a small expansion bottle from a small Toyota. Thats the cheap solution anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Anyone? What does the expansion bottle actually do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Contact John Or see here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 My scrapyard sucks.. they don't let you rip stuff off cars etc. Boooh! Anyone know who made the above one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Contact John Or see here My scrapyard sucks.. they don't let you rip stuff off cars etc. Boooh! Anyone know who made the above one? Erm.. huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Erm.. huh? Sorry!... I was typing when you posted the link. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Wasn't me, it was Rob Took you 3 mins to write that? sloooooooowww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 shut up, I've been working too much! lol. Melted my brain recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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