Radiator cap?

cl2eep · Post by **cl2eep** » 18 Feb 2010, 21:24

This might be a reeeallllly dumb question, but I'm pretty stumped. I've got a fair amount of amateur mechanic experience, but it all with American cars. I simply cannot find the radiator cap on my roommate's 1994 940. I can't believe it doesn't have one, and I read references to the car's radiator cap in posts I've read, but I have no idea where it is. The thermostat has gone bad, and coolant puddled under the car, but I have no idea how to full the coolant back up. Anyone care to help? Please?

Post by **billofdurham** » 19 Feb 2010, 11:05

Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site.

There is no such thing as a dumb question - if you don't know the answer.

There is no cap on the radiator. Volvo use an expansion tank which, on the 940, is mounted towards the front of the engine compartment on the right hand side. The cap referred to in the posts is on the expansion tank.

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Bill.

cl2eep · Post by **cl2eep** » 19 Feb 2010, 11:23

Thanks! This actually means I just lost an argument, but its very good to know. The people whom my roommate bought the car from explained that to him, but I was wary of that being the case because I'd never seen it before, and the consequences of not putting coolant in the right place can be catastrophic.