TeGGeR® wrote:
> jim beam > wrote in
> news >
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>>DesignGuy wrote:
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>>>The dealer didn't specify the difference. Also, my after-market rad
>>>cap has 1.1 printed on it (1.1 bar?), so perhaps I'm using the wrong
>>>cap after all.
>>>
>>>I'll take the car to the dealer tomorrow and see about getting an OEM
>>>cap.
>>
>>1.1bar will keep the lid on overheating better than 0.9bar will.
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> The '95 Civic should be using a 1.1 bar cap.
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> Modern caps don't even begin to hold pressure until the fluid starts to
> boil anyway.

http://www.biggreenegg.com/boilingPoint.htm

the cap ensures you keep your coolant liquid even when you're up in the
mountains.