Hi guys,

I am in the middle of my Haynes 2.0l Zetec build
What coolant expansion / header tanks have you used?
What size would you go for and any particular OEM.car ones that are good?


Many thanks!!!!

Mk2 Clio one is easy to mount

Hi,

Yeah that looks good. Guess all I would need to do is t the two bleed pipes, one from thermostat housing, other from radiator top, together just at the single entry to the expansion bottle?

Most of them have two outlets, one at the top and one at the bottom.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A% 2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303231225683


Bottom outlet tee’d in to bottom hose on the rad and then the bleeds in to the top outlet

[Edited on 29/8/19 by pmc_3]

Hi,

That's the ones I spotted. Bottom outlet to bottom hose, t top outlet to the two bleed pipes and should be good

Yep, had just edited my post to say the same!

Lol great minds and all that, many thanks, looks like a plan!

The other one a lot of people use is the round header tanks fitted to most vw’s, mounting isn’t quite as easy.

I did see them online but as you say, struggling for an easy way to mount it

I am currently looking at the bmw mini tank for my next one as well as the vw and Renault tanks.

[Edited on 30/8/19 by big_wasa]

I used the Renault tank, very cheap new eBay Item
No problem with the 3litre V6, and works if it is lower than the rad top.

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not strictly a haynes but my zetec blacktop uses a Vauxhall cavalier tank