Coolant overflow bottle, how to fill. Tips?

[Asp Man]

Overflow bottle is low, not the expansion tank (for clairity) anyone have a fast&easy way to top this up? The FSM sez to fill it throught the little tube, there must be an easier way.
PS; I don't want to take the bumper/facia off.

 

[hemibeep]

I just disconnect the overflow line from the rad cap, then put a small funnel on the line and watch the fill level with a light shinning into the slot.
when she is full at cold. all done.

 

[Asp Man]

Thanks. I thought maybe there was a way to access the bottle itself but I guess I'll have to sneak a small funnel out of the kitchen tonight.

 

[GTSnake]

Thanks. I thought maybe there was a way to access the bottle itself but I guess I'll have to sneak a small funnel out of the kitchen tonight.

Just don't put that funnel back into the kitchen! Ethylene Glycol isn't something you want to have around food.

 

[Cal Cobra]

I thought the turkey baster, err, the Viper baster to the overflow line was the way to go???

Cal

 

[Bonkers]

I thought the turkey baster, err, the Viper baster to the overflow line was the way to go???

Ditto - $1.25 at the local grocery store takes about 10 minutes and no messing around with trying to pour anything.

 

[PDCjonny]

$1.25 at a grocery store, or $39.95 at a Viper parts dealer...

 

[Blade Runner]

I have use bottle water in a pinch. The kind with the push pull top. Just point the tube up and the bottle down and squeeze works great. 99 cents a 7-11.

 

[ViperJohn]

I pull to overflow line and fill it with a syringe.

 

[Asp Man]

quote:
"Just don't put that funnel back into the kitchen! Ethylene Glycol isn't something you want to have around food."

Should be OK, I'll rinse it out good. ;-}