gerjon2005

PCM told my dealer that they had a bunch of bad bottles in 2020-2021 and that when I bought by replacement degas bottle it was likely still from that bad batch… Supposedly they are sending a no charge replacement or “good will” replacement to my dealer… it’s been a week and I’m still waiting i’ll keep you posted as to it’s arrival. I’m still gonna shim it up an 3/16ths of an inch to prevent it from contacting the manifold when hot.

I really wish I could just get a straight answer out of PCM. My dealer told me today that their explanation was that they had a bunch of bad reservoirs that they shipped in 2020, that had “weak” plastic that would develop cracks, but they didn’t really have a suggestion to address the fact that the replacement they sent last summer did the same thing other than it could have been from the bad batch made in 2020. Trying to get the dealer to see if PCM will send what they know is a most recently made version. I’ll keep you posted…

What year and hours is your 200? Is this the first one you have done?

There is approx 11/16 inch clearance between the top of the cap and the inside of the engine hood, so if i shimmed it up 3/8 of an inch it would still clear without coming in contact with the underside of the hood…. but good idea to check beforehand…

The issue is that the tank when hot expands and then the seam of the tank rubs / vibrates / etc against the exhaust manifold and then a crash forms…. If I could figure out how to insert a photo other than using the URL I would share one.

Can you shed light on the “purging” process… thanks

I can add some coolant, but is isn’t massively low, maybe just slightly below the “cold fill marker” on the side of the tank.

I have had the exact same issue on my 2020 N 200, TWICE now. I am on my 3rd coolant reservoir. Nautique in Orlando told me to contact PCM. My dealer wants it in for servicing, but that is weeks out each time and not worth it for a 60 dollar part I can swap myself. This time I am going to try and put some thick washers under the mounts to raise it up a quarter inch or so to try and prevent any contact with the manifold which seems to be causing the small crack to form from slight vibrations against the hot manifold. Not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things but annoying to have to deal with, I don't want to have to do this every 2 years.