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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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i took off the front plastics and don't see it. I see the reservoir.

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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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take off the engine covers, and you will see it.
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by new.era.13
take off the engine covers, and you will see it.
i took off the front and passenger side. I suppose I'll look under the main one
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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yep its under the radiator cover. it just sucks you have to take off all three to get to it. remove the Bottom cover and look Up on top BottomsUp (ha).
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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haha.

It's not over the radiator. The radiator has hoses that go into this little "hub" kind of thing which then branches off into different little hoses going to various places (it seems. It's between your radiator and the actual engine. Kind of clear.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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if someone can post some pics.. it'll be a lot easier lol
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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For real? You take off your front engine cover/radiator cover and cant see it clear as day?

Look on this thread (just one I happened to be looking at)
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...g-service.html

Look at the fourth picture. The red tube is going into that little hub and the radiator cap is right there. I'm not exactly sure what that part is called. I am unaccustomed to vehicles where the radiator cap is not on the radiator.
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