coolant level

[ruthie]

Is there a good way to check your coolant level?

 

[diesel-dawg]

Is there a good way to check your coolant level?

I had the same question, so when I was talking to Harvey, at SpyderPops.com, he suggested that you shine a flashlight or some light from underneath toward the coolant reservoir. You will be able to see the fluid level and determine if it at the proper level (fluid line). If you try that before I do, let us know how it works.

 

[Jeriatric]

Coolant level

Page 132 in the OM tells you how to check the level and gives some guidance on adding coolant but, removing and replacing the cap can be a BEAR. If you can get someone with mechanical experience to help, that would be a good thing. Not saying you do not have the experience. Just saying that the cap can be a bear.

 

[Sarge707]

DO NOT overfill the tank- There is a Maximum Hot level you see on the upper part of the tank!

http://www.operatorsguides.brp.com/...7bd-8a03-1d1b042628ea&brands=roadster&type=og
Link to operational guides! Click on your year and follow the Trail to you Online owners Manual!!!:clap:

 

[ruthie]

Jerbear, my hubby is doing the work, I am just supervising and asking ????. thought it was best to ask Spyderlovers ???? While he was working. LOL

 

[Jeriatric]

Ha!

Jerbear, my hubby is doing the work, I am just supervising and asking ????. thought it was best to ask Spyderlovers ???? While he was working. LOL

Jokes on me! pps: :roflblack:

 

[Chupaca]

Little movement..!!

I have found that if you sway the roadster sightly you can see the moving liquid giving you an idea where it is. If topping off make sure you replace the cap to the second detent. If you don't you will get leaks...:thumbup:

 

[Spyder4Tess]

Just checked the level on my wifes RT over the weekend.My god,who designed this space to put it in!
Any way I tried a flashlight,no see coolant.Then i tried a long piece of a twist tie as a dip stick,no luck.
So I just started to pour some in and finally I could see it.Put just a little too much.
Pouring it in was no problem with a funnel and hose but to replace the cap was awful.

 

[Jeriatric]

Just checked the level on my wifes RT over the weekend.My god,who designed this space to put it in!
Any way I tried a flashlight,no see coolant.Then i tried a long piece of a twist tie as a dip stick,no luck.
So I just started to pour some in and finally I could see it.Put just a little too much.
Pouring it in was no problem with a funnel and hose but to replace the cap was awful.

Next time remove the panel (the one just like the oil check panel) then shine the light from there while looking at it from the front.

 

[Spyder4Tess]

Next time remove the panel (the one just like the oil check panel) then shine the light from there while looking at it from the front.

Ok thanks,new to this thing.
My bike is much easier to service!

 

[Jeriatric]

Ok thanks,new to this thing.
My bike is much easier to service!

NP

Make sure the rubber donuts that the panel attaches to are still in place and don't forget the little locking tab on top of the panel that has to be in its special place when the panel is put back on.

Lots of folks have lost those panels. they ain't cheap.

:thumbup:

 

[Spyderjockey]

Page 132 in the OM tells you how to check the level and gives some guidance on adding coolant but, removing and replacing the cap can be a BEAR. If you can get someone with mechanical experience to help, that would be a good thing. Not saying you do not have the experience. Just saying that the cap can be a bear.

If you lubricate the rubber seal with a little oil you will be surprised how much easier it is to replace the cap!!:thumbup:

 

[NancysToy]

If you lubricate the rubber seal with a little oil you will be surprised how much easier it is to replace the cap!!:thumbup:

Oil will deteriorate the rubber as time passes, and will also allow the rubber to remain slippery, which could more readily cause the loss of the panel. I recommend using water or spit as a lubricant.

 

[Spyderjockey]

Oil will deteriorate the rubber as time passes, and will also allow the rubber to remain slippery, which could more readily cause the loss of the panel. I recommend using water or spit as a lubricant.

I stand corrected....will switch to spit I guess!

 

[Jeriatric]

I stand corrected....will switch to spit I guess!

You're not the first to do it and won't be the last. Life goes on. :thumbup:

 

[ruthie]

Ok my next ? Is do you only use BRP coolant or have you used any other antifreeze/water?

 

[Jeriatric]

Ok my next ? Is do you only use BRP coolant or have you used any other antifreeze/water?

Compatibility is key....not brand.

OM statement.

The cooling system must be filled with distilled water and antifreeze solution​

(50%distilled water, 50% antifreeze).

 

[Sarge707]

Ok my next ? Is do you only use BRP coolant or have you used any other antifreeze/water?

50/50 Brand Name Coolant BECAUSE you can Almost buy a Gallon of Brand Name coolant for the cost of 1 Quart of BRP coolant?:yikes:

 

[diesel-dawg]

Oil will deteriorate the rubber as time passes, and will also allow the rubber to remain slippery, which could more readily cause the loss of the panel. I recommend using water or spit as a lubricant.

On my Goldwing, Harley TriGlide and now the Spyder, it is best to use silicone spray in each of the grommets before replacing the Tupperware snap-in pieces. This will preserve the rubber without degrading it in anyway.

 

[NancysToy]

On my Goldwing, Harley TriGlide and now the Spyder, it is best to use silicone spray in each of the grommets before replacing the Tupperware snap-in pieces. This will preserve the rubber without degrading it in anyway.

The silicone spray will preserve the rubber, but it also makes it remain slippery. That could contribute to loss of the panels, as easily as they are lost on a Spyder . I'll stick with water or spit.