It depends on the style cap you have but, in all cases wait for the engine to cool down (cool to the touch) then push down and turn counterclockwise at the same time. Some caps do not require you to push down.
Remove the radiator cap ONLY when the engine is cold.
There is no radiator cap, you must fill through the coolant reservoir.
The cooling system on this vehicle does not use a radiator cap on the radiator but on a remote tank. It may have a different (larger) cap on it than what you are used to seeing on the radiator.
Blown head gasket? Air trapped in the system (hasn't bled out yet)? Wrong cap?
Squeeze a radiator hose. If there is pressure, it will be hard to squeeze. However, some of them have a spring in them so they won't collapse, but you will be able to feel it if there is NO pressure. Use a rag to carefully and slowly open the radiator cap! To be safe, if its all hot, don't mess with it.
It the vehicles of today, the coolant appears in a separate tank against the firewall. You should not be able to see fluid when you open the radiator cap.
open the drain at the bottom of the radiator and remove cap
Open the radiator cap when the engine is cool, check the radiator's fluid level, and add appropriately. NEVER OPEN A RADIATOR CAP WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT OR OVERHEATING. Check your car's owner's manual for specific details.
Take the cap off the radiator and open the petcock on the bottom of the radiator.
the radiator cap is located on the radiator which is the the thin rectangular block with lots of cooling fins. when you open the bonnet itsnearest thing to the bonnet release. Its possible that your car did not come with a radiator cap since it was an optional item.
open the radiator cap, find the plug at the bottom right of the radiator and open it to drain old coolant
No. Let it cool down before you open the radiator cap and then put water in the radiator
A radiator cap can not only be hot, but it is holding in pressure. When the cap comes off under pressure, hot antifreeze will spray out, possibly causing injury.
On a 1994 Ford Crown Victoria, the radiator cap is located on the top of the radiator itself. To access it, open the hood and look for the round cap that is typically labeled with warnings about hot coolant. Make sure the engine is cool before attempting to open the cap to avoid injury from hot coolant or steam.
open radiator cap and poor it in
If the cap on the Resoivoir twist or turns on says DO NOT OPEN HOT and there is no cap on rad then this is where you fill it at.
Let the engine cool and press down and twist the radiator cap to the left to remove it. Fill the radiator to the top and reinstall the cap. Check the coolant level in the overflow reservior and fill it to the fill line.