2013 Nissan Sentra aka Sylphy

[17Sphynx17]

wala ba straw yung takip ng coolant reservoir?

wala. hindi din kaya dahil sa horzontal plastic baffles sa loob ng reservoir. Hindi ka makakasundot pababa talaga.

[dr. d]

Dahil sa COVID, medyo alangan pa ako dalhin kotse for PMS, although mileage wise and engine oil quality wise, okay pa naman. Though more than 1 year na yung fully synthetic oil, di siya magaspang or malapot or maitim/dark. Need ko lang magtop up ng mga more or less 1L since half level siya sa dipstick between min and max level.

Naisipan ko din check sana coolant. Puno naman radiator ko near the filler/radiator cap, no overheating or above normal level issue yung temp gauge. Pero, pansin ko lang ngayon, yung reservoir. Yung indicator niya kung san nakasulat ang MIN and MAX Level sa Reservoir, hindi mo makikita talaga kasi asa vertical face siya ng reservoir and may nakaharang na ibang part sa loob ng engine bay. Ang visible lang na "letters" is MAX, pero yung min di mo na talaga makita. Inilawan ko na flashlight, pinihit ulo ko kung anu anung angle para lang subukan kung makita ko yung coolant level sa loob ng reservoir, wala talaga. Di talaga makikita unless meron ka maliit na camera (ala endoscopy) na pwede itutok pababa para makita mo yung video feed, or talaga baklasin mo yung reservoir para lang makita.

Di mo din pwede sundutin ng isang rod or "Stick" papasok sa reservoir from the top kasi may horizontal fins/baffles siya, mga 3 levels based sa ocular check ko. From the cap pa lang may harang na kaagad na need mo divert/liko yung stick kung gusto mo pa tumuloy pababa sa lower level. Para daw itong "3 chambers" sa overfill ng coolant kung nasobrahan ka lagay, sa intindi ko sa manual.

In terms of DIY Maintenance, medyo kamot ulo lang siya na item bakit ganun ginawa sa indicator. Yung korte/shape ng reservoir gets ko, kasi siniksik nila na compact siya. Downside is di mo talaga makikita with any line of sight yung coolant level sa reservoir.

Kaya ngayon ko lang sinilip kasi 35k kms total mileage palang ako and wala naman talaga issue. Di naman siya nagarahe this year but minimal lang talaga mileage compared to normal. Dapat sa next PMS ko papalagay na talaga ako coolant eh alanganin pa mileage, DIY ko na lang sana yung topup. Sayang din pa PMS kung di pa talaga kelangan.

sylphy?
i googled it.
it looks easy, naman.
...unless yours is different from what i saw.

perhaps if you download some images and see where the max and min levels are, in the reservoir.

[17Sphynx17]

sylphy?
i googled it.
it looks easy, naman.
...unless yours is different from what i saw.

Topping up not an issue, checking the level of the reservoir, impossible unless chambahan na lang. Basically yung kita mo ng maayos is lagpas na ng max level ng indicated sa reservoir.

https://en.nissan.co.th/content/dam/...al%20%20EN.pdf

It's on 8-8 or page 231 of the pdf. Akala ko lang din madali yung indicator makita. The HR16DE engine.

Middle image at the top labelled JVM0160X

to the right of the reservoir in the image nakaharang na agad na yung fuse box sa engine bay. Below it sa image, meron din nakaharang. On the other side, the "face" of the reservoir you can't see sa image nila, tapered naman papasok, so di mo din mailawan yung part ng reservoir on that side that is same level with the Min and Max levels indicated for the whole reservoir. Just the upper 3 "chambers" above the MAX level. Nakatago din yung important part to see and check.

[Egan101]

Baka puwede naman PMS sa nearby trusted auto shop.


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[17Sphynx17]

Baka puwede naman PMS sa nearby trusted auto shop.


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Tingin ko, since wala naman issue yung temp guage as shown when operated, pwede slight overfill above max til the first lowest of the 3 chambers, as long as wag ko mapuno yung lowest chamber for overfill (since puno naman radiator til the cap (checked when cold so okay yung radiator coolant level mismo). Kung mag lagay man ako and di man lang umabot to that first overfill chamber, ibig sabihin mababa na din talaga reservoir. Hehe! Talagang chambahan method.

Medyo malabo lang talaga. Ngayon ko lang naexperience yung coolant reservoir hindi mo makita yung min and max level. Lahat naman ng ibang kotse na nagamit namin, simple lang macheck visual. Ito lang yung talagang hindi kaya makita.

[dr. d]

Topping up not an issue, checking the level of the reservoir, impossible unless chambahan na lang. Basically yung kita mo ng maayos is lagpas na ng max level ng indicated sa reservoir.

https://en.nissan.co.th/content/dam/...al%20%20EN.pdf

It's on 8-8 or page 231 of the pdf. Akala ko lang din madali yung indicator makita. The HR16DE engine.

Middle image at the top labelled JVM0160X

to the right of the reservoir in the image nakaharang na agad na yung fuse box sa engine bay. Below it sa image, meron din nakaharang. On the other side, the "face" of the reservoir you can't see sa image nila, tapered naman papasok, so di mo din mailawan yung part ng reservoir on that side that is same level with the Min and Max levels indicated for the whole reservoir. Just the upper 3 "chambers" above the MAX level. Nakatago din yung important part to see and check.

i can't make heads nor tail of the diagrams. sorry.

but you might try directing a strong flashlight beam into your reservoir's uncovered filler hole, and see if you can see the markings and coolant level.

[17Sphynx17]

i can't make heads nor tail of the diagrams. sorry.

but you might try directing a strong flashlight beam into your reservoir's uncovered filler hole, and see if you can see the markings and coolant level.

Ginamitan ko na ng emergency wall light. yung dalawang LED bulb na usually nakasaksak sa pader na automatic umiilaw pag brownout. wala talaga makita. hehe!

No problem doc.

Gusto ko lang magrant onti. Kasi nainis ako sa design ng reservoir. haha!

Pero bukas try ko mag order sa Nissan Parts ng 1L engine oil and 1L coolant, both for top up.

Nakalagay kasi may 24 hours delivery guarantee sila or its FREE. So masubukan na din lang. Malay mo, makalibre ako.

Down lang ngayon website nila for some reason kaya di ako makaorder today, hopefully bukas umaga up na yung site para maorder ko na.

[dr. d]

Ginamitan ko na ng emergency wall light. yung dalawang LED bulb na usually nakasaksak sa pader na automatic umiilaw pag brownout. wala talaga makita. hehe!

those are too big!
use the cheap LED flashlights from daiso, shoemart o yung pamigay ng mga kumpanya.
yung 1 - 1.5 inches diameter at may tatlong AAA batteries.

[17Sphynx17]

those are too big!
use the cheap LED flashlights from daiso, shoemart o yung pamigay ng mga kumpanya.
yung 1 - 1.5 inches diameter at may tatlong AAA batteries.

Subukan ko ulit tomorrow with a smaller flashlight. The only other method I haven't tried is checking the reservoir from the bottom below the right side of front bumper kung may line of sight na walang nakaharang + aid of flashlight.

[dr. d]

Subukan ko ulit tomorrow with a smaller flashlight. The only other method I haven't tried is checking the reservoir from the bottom below the right side of front bumper kung may line of sight na walang nakaharang + aid of flashlight.

btw,
have you tried pulling out the reservoir?