2000 SL2

My wife and I just purchased a 2000 SL2. This may sound crazy, but I
can't find where to check the antifreeze level. I see the radiator, but
not the cap. The car didn't come with an owners manual, so I ordered one
off of ebay. Can someone please tell me where the radiator cap is???
Thanks for your help.

George

 

....if it's like my 97, then you only check the level at the overflow jug on
the right (passenger side) fender. It probably has a pinkish/orange sticker
on a black plastic cap sitting on a white-ish colored plastic jug.

There is concern for getting the right type of antifreeze too - used to be
you can't mix the green (normal) with the pink/orange (extended life).
However I was just over at the Prestone site and they are making something
they claim safe for all. I used Dexcool (extended life) in my 97.

 

Just to add my 2 cents, on my sl2, it's behind the window washer tank.

hth,

tom @ www.ChopURL.com

 

On a 2002 SL, the coolant type is the orange stuff caled DexCool. You check
the level via the overflow resevior which is indeed on the passenger side,
behind the windshield washer resevior tank. There is a fill line, which is
actually the large seam which forms the perimeter flange near the top. on
1st gen Saturns, there used to be a Fill arrow there.
When looking inside the resevior, you will also see there is a plastic bar
inside the fill hole, the coolant should just cover that, which is
equivalent to the fill line on the outside.

marx404

 

You know, I've wondered about the Prestone stuff too. It's called
Extended Life Antifreeze/Coolant, comes in both regular and
water-diluted forms, and allegedly "is intended for ANY foreign or
domestic car and light duty truck on the road today and mixes with ANY
color antifreeze/coolant," according to the company's Web site.

Any thoughts or experiences with this in Saturns? Carrying around a
diluted jug of this stuff for an emergency seems a lot more convenient
than lugging around Dexcool, distilled water and a measuring cup.

-G.K.

 

You're talking about "Pre-Mix". You can buy Pre-Mix in any type of
coolant includiing DexCool. I mix my own at home and carry a jug of it
in my car just incase.