Tools Required
J 24460-01 Cooling System Tester
Caution: This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System. Failure to follow the correct procedure could cause the following conditions:
| • | Unnecessary SIR system repairs |
| • | Refer to SIR Component Views in order to determine if you are performing service on or near the SIR components or the SIR wiring. |
| • | If you are performing service on or near the SIR components or the SIR wiring, disable the SIR system. Refer to Disabling the SIR System. |
The vehicle is equipped with an aluminum radiator.
Use the outlined instructions in the Aluminum Radiator Diagnosis section in
order to remove the cap:
- Remove the cap.
- Wet the radiator cap gasket with water.
- Wash off any sediment from the sealing surface.
- Install the cap to J 24460-01
.
- Use the plunger handle of J 24460-01
in order to increase the pressure as specified on the cap.
- Note the rate of decrease in the pressure.
- The specified reading of the pressure should remain within the
corresponding pressure scale for more than 10 seconds.
- Replace the radiator cap if it does not maintain the pressure
for more than 10 seconds.
