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Topic #51112 3 posts Started by cHinaman727
cHinaman727
#1
whats the diff between 1.1 and .9 on a radiator cap?

i bought a 13lb .9 radiator cap for my 5sfe
it HAD a 16lb 1.1 radiator cap which supposedly wasnt the right one.
"You should take a short walk on a LONG PIER"-Crazy SteveMy Celica's SRI
Bitter
#2
the 1.1 bar is a higher pressure cap, which means a higher boiling point on the coolant.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
cHinaman727
#3
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the 1.1 bar is a higher pressure cap, which means a higher boiling point on the coolant.


the one they gave me from autozone, which they SAID was for my car, was the .9 13lb one.
"You should take a short walk on a LONG PIER"-Crazy SteveMy Celica's SRI
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