1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual

A C U-ION:Heater and radiator hoses, and other engineparts, can be very hot. Don’t touch them. If youdo, you can be burned.Don’t run the engine if there is a leak. If you runthe engine, it could lose all coolant. That couldcause an engine fire, and you could be burned.Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle.NOTICE:Engine damage from running your enginewithout coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on, check tosee if the electric engine fan is running. If the engine isoverheating, the fan should be running. If it isn’t, yourvehicle needs service.How to Add Coolant to the CoolantRecovery TankIf you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolantlevel isn’t at ADD, add a 50/50 mixture of clean water(preferably distilled) and DEX-COOL (orange-colored,silicate-free) antifreeze at the coolant recovery tank. (See“Engine Coolant” in the Index for more information.)Adding only plain water to your cooling systemcan be dangerous. Plain water, or some otherliquid like alcohol, can boil before the propercoolant mix will. Your vehicle’s coolant warningsystem is set for the proper coolant mix. Withplain water or the wrong mix, your engine couldget too hot but you wouldn’t gethe overheatwarning. Your engine could catch fire and you orothers could be burned. Use a 50/50 mix of cleanwater and DEX-COOL TM antifreeze.5-17