Hi

I replaced my water pump this weekend. It seemed like a ton of coolant came out, musta been more than 2 gallons. After I got everything back together again I mixed up some new coolant and added it. However it filled up very quickly and only took in about half a gallon. I waited a few hours for things to settle but the coolant level remained at max.

I've seen a few people mention burping the system after doing something that could introduce air. What is the proper way to do this on my 997? Tonight I started the car with the cap off of the coolant reservoir and let it run for a few minutes but still nothing changed with the coolant level. It was late so I just shut it down and will get back to it tomorrow.

Hopefully someone here can give me some tips on how to make sure everything is A-OK with my cooling system.

Thanks, Derek

 

There's a second "cap like" part on top of the expansion tank with a metal wire on it. Pull the metal wire up until it sits in the vertical position.

Should be No:2 in the picture below.

 

I think the workshop manual also uses a vacuum tool to pull the coolant through the system. There is a writeup for the Boxster, it may be similar, try reading this:

http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/I...tructions.html