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Old 10-24-2017, 11:10 PM
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Hi y'all,
I had an accident and had to get some work done on the front end. I was inspecting my suspension and the general undercarage when I noticed this reservoir that looked like it holds antifreeze. It seems to be missing a connection, empty, and I'm very concerned. Can y'all help me identify what this is and that it is intact not connected properly.

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Stephen This is behind the drivers side headlight, notice the open outlet. 2000 Jaguar XJR x308
 
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Old 10-24-2017, 11:34 PM
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Overflow tank, there's a hose going into it from the top that goes to the expansion tank under the hood
 
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Old 10-25-2017, 03:53 AM
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+1 on what Nilanium said.
No need to worry at all. It is supposed to catch all excess antifreeze which overflows from the expansion tank due to atmospheric pressure and/or overpressure in the coolant system. The expansion tank's cap functions kind a like a valve which allows excess coolant to flow into the atmospheric bottle when the coolant pressure rises above 1 bar (if I remember the numbers right). It will be sucked back if the pressure has dropped (e.g. the engine cools down).
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