Jeep Coolant Tank

Time and time again, automotive experts writing articles for the Internet tells us how important the cooling system is for a vehicle's engine. By transferring the engine's heat to the outside air, the cooling system allows the engine to run at the proper operating temperature. Now, the same writers often discuss the various parts of the cooling system, including the radiator, the heater core, the cooling fan, the thermostat and others. These experts, however, often forget about the coolant tank. But do they really forget to say something about it?

The coolant tank is a semi-transparent plastic tank designed to hold the overflowing coolant as it expands because of the heat (or warmth) radiated by the engine. The bottom of the coolant tank is connected to the radiator filler neck by an overflow tube. The coolant flows back and forth the coolant tank through this tube as it expands and cools down. Older vehicles, especially those manufactured before 1970, are not equipped with coolant tanks. As the coolant expands in these vehicles, the overflowing liquid will just spill out of an overflow tube.

Aside from the aforementioned function, coolant tanks also allow car owners to easily check on the condition of the vehicle's coolant. Marked with two level indicators, one indicating the safe level when the coolant is hot and the other when the coolant is cold, you can easily determine whether the cooling system needs more coolant or not. A coolant level that would continuously drop after topping the tank off would also easily tell you that there is something wrong with your cooling system, i.e. the coolant tank has leaks, the overflow tube is loose or damaged, the pressure cap is defective, or there is a leak somewhere else in the cooling system.

Now, you must have already heard about these 'coolant tank facts' somewhere over the Net. You must just have been confused because they describe another component; maybe the overflow tank or the expansion tank. Actually, the overflow tank, expansion tank and the coolant tank all refers to the same cooling system component. The coolant tank is also often, and more popularly, called coolant reservoir, coolant recovery tank, coolant expansion tank, or coolant overflow tank.

Now, does your Jeep have a coolant tank? We're not quite sure because we don't know what particular year or model your Jeep is. But if you need replacement Jeep coolant tanks, we can assure you that Parts Train have them for you. Just visit our easy to navigate website and give us some information about your Jeep (its year and model) and we'll give you a list of our Jeep coolant reservoir available for your vehicle. Should you find any difficulty finding the list, please feel free to request for assistance from our trained customer service crew.

Jeep Coolant Tank

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