Air in coolant system

Asked by Chris0805 Mar 01, 2019 at 04:01 PM about the 2012 Dodge Journey SXT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

How do I get air bubbles out of my radiator reservoir?

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Bleed air from system like this remove cap from overflow tank fill with antifreeze to full mark leave cap off and start vehicle and let idle you will notice level in tank start to rise this is normal once thermostat starts to open level in tank will drop add more antifreeze to full mark then put cap back on.

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