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New coolant cap = seepage, does turbo need 150KPa? 700

posted by  Rtilghman on  Sat Apr 3 06:37 CST 2004
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Dude I wouldn't run a 150kpa cap if you paid me. The system's components may be able to take that kind of presdsure (over 20psi), but I have no guarantee on the old hoses. Regardless, running such high pressure us stressing your system and just ASKING for a failure.

Get it off, NOW. Go to fcpgroton.com, buy a 75kpa cap (black), and replace teh existing one with that. 75kpa is PLENTY for just about anything you plan on doing, and with only a 10-12psi cap you know the cap will overflow before the radiator explodes. With a 150kpa cap it is HIGHLY probably the radiator will destruct before the cap lets coolant run over.

-rt






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