ENGINE COOLANT WEEPING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR. Chevrolet Venture 1997

SUBJECT: ENGINE COOLANT WEEPING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR CAP (INSTALL COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR CAP GASKET)

MODELS: 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE 1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON ENGINE COOLANT WEEPING FROM THEIR COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR CAP. THIS COOLANT WEEP IS BETWEEN THE COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR AND THE CAP RETAINER.

CORRECTION:

REMOVE THE RETAINER/CAP FROM THE RESERVOIR, INSTALL A GASKET OVER THE MOUTH OPENING OF THE BOTTLE AND THEN REINSTALL BOTTLE CAP/RETAINER.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION === ===========

10284797 GASKET, COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR CAP

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME =============== =========== ==========

J3260 GASKET, COOLANT RECOVERY 0.2 HR RESERVOIR CAP, INSTALL

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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