ISL 400 turbo coolant hose leak

[det944]

Took the 2006 dynasty for a spin last night and had the coolant line rupture at the nipple going into the turbo. Made it home ok since I was only a couple of miles from the house. Once the hose is replaced are there any cautions as to adding coolant? Any suggestions on accessing the reservoir since it's at the top of that engine compartment? Thanks, Dan

[Doug and Nicki]

You will need to gravity feed coolant into the tank by siphoning or get a bulb hand pump. Also, Harbor freight has an inexpensive electric water pump that can be used but rinse it out well afterwards.

[Dr4Film]

My coolant surge tank on my 06 Dynasty is fully accessible which can be filled with a small plastic bottle. Are you saying that your coolant cap is not accessible?

[det944]

I can see and remove the cap just looks like using a funnel will not be possible. I'll just try to use a plastic anti freeze bottle to add the coolant. Thanks for everyone's help!

Dan

[Frank Bergamo]

You can use a funnel with a piece of hose pushed onto the end of the funnel. By raising it above the opening, it will drain without making a mess. Hope this helps.

[Bill R]

4 hours ago, det944 said:

Took the 2006 dynasty for a spin last night and had the coolant line rupture at the nipple going into the turbo.

Dan - How did you know the hose ruptured?  Could you hear it?  Or did you get a low coolant alarm?  

[det944]

I noticed water vapor and droplets on the rear camera. Also saw steam in the camera. When I stopped the rig the stop engine light came on with a message " low coolant".

[det944]

Used the 1 gallon antifreeze container to fill the system w/ 50-50 mixture of water and anti freeze. Worked well laying the bottle on its side. Thanks all!