How to Replace Radiator Coolant Overflow Bottle 1999-2005 Volkswagen Jetta or Golf
Created on: 2014-03-28
If the coolant overflow bottle is cracked or leaking and needs to be replaced, this video has the steps required to replace it
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step 1 :Removing the Coolant Overflow Bottle
- Disconnect the coolant bottle wiring harness
- Loosen the upper hose clamp with needle nose pliers and pull it back
- Pull the upper hose off the coolant bottle
- Remove two Phillips head screws from the coolant bottle
- Lift the coolant bottle up and out
- Loosen the lower hose clamp with needle nose pliers and pull it back
- Clamp the lower hose closed with vise grip pliers
- Pull the lower hose off the coolant bottle
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step 2 :Installing the New Coolant Overflow Bottle
- Push the new coolant bottle onto the lower hose
- Remove the vise grip pliers from the lower hose
- Push the hose clamp back on with the needle nose pliers
- Line up the coolant bottle peg with the locating hole and put the bottle into place
- Connect the upper hose to the coolant bottle
- Put on the hose clamp with the needle nose pliers
- Insert the two Phillips head screwdrivers into the coolant bottle
- Connect the coolant bottle wiring harness
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step 3 :Refilling the Coolant
- Add coolant to the coolant bottle with a funnel
- Fill to the max-fill line
- Twist the cap from the old coolant bottle onto the new coolant bottle
Tools needed
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Funnel
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Needle nose pliers
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the coolant overflow bottle on this 2004 Volkswagen Jetta with the 1.8 turbo engine. The items you'll need for this are new coolant overflow bottle from 1AAuto.com, Phillips screwdriver, pliers, locking pliers, a funnel, and coolant.
Your coolant overflow bottle is right here. You just want to push on the tab on the harness and pull it free. Then using pliers, push the teeth on the clamp together and slide it back, and then pull that hose free. Once it's pulled free, you want to just remove these two Phillips screws, and we'll just fast forward as Don does that. Now lift your coolant bottle up and out and just tip it up on its side and using pliers, push the teeth together and slide this clamp down, and then use locking pliers to clamp the hose closed and then move it back and forth until you pull it free.
On the left is the old coolant overflow bottle. On the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical and they'll fit exactly the same. Take your new coolant overflow bottle and push it down into the hose. Then remove the locking pliers and slide that hose clamp back up and use the pliers to push the teeth in and slide it all the way up into place. Now line up this peg with this hole right down here and just push that down into place. Then re-connect the smaller hose and slide the hose clamp into place. We'll just fast forward as Don replaces those two Phillips screws. Now reconnect your harness and then replace the coolant using a funnel. Once you've filled it to the max fill line, just remove the funnel and take your old cap from your old coolant bottle and just twist it into place on your new one and you're all set.
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