Hello everybody it's Lurgs here and welcome to my channel and today checking the
coolant level on a Vespa GTS, now this should be applicable to all Vespa GTS
models but before we get started I think there's one thing that we really must do.
'Hey careful man there's a beverage here huh'.
Always make sure you've got a lovely cup of tea if you're gonna be working on the
Vespa. So as I say I'm gonna be working on my GTS 300 and what you're going to
need is you're gonna need a star sprocket, now the size on the GTS is a 25mm.
And the cover for the radiator reservoir coolant area is here on the
top right hand side, so put your star sprocket in there turn it anti-clockwise a few
turns once you've got it moving you won't need to use the ratchet anymore
you can just use your fingers which is a lot quicker. And then once you've got
that screw out the black panel just literally pulls out away from you very
easily and there is the coolant reservoir. It's really hard to see from
the outside here between the Min and the Max I found it really difficult but
there is a Min and Max marker inside so if you just remove the lid and just have
a look down inside there as you can see mine definitely needs topping up. Now
they recommend that you flush the system every 2 years and mine is due to be
renewed but I'm just going to top it up for the moment because it is a little
bit low. Make sure you use Piaggio Vespa approved coolant so just don't go mad with
this just fill it up a little bit at a time and then check
the levels. So look down inside then give the bike a shake just to see and that is
just about perfect as it's just underneath the Max. Okay so that's all looking good
just tidy up any spillages, put the lid back on don't over tighten it and then
just put the cover back on as well and when you're putting the screw back in
always do it by hand first I mean everything nuts bolts screws always
start them off by hand because you don't want to ruin any threads. Then obviously
once you've got it started you can just use the star sprocket again just to
tighten it up, you don't have to go mad with this I just tighten it up by hand and then
with the ratchet just literally a quarter or half a turn just to tighten
it up but don't over tighten it. So that's all done, now what I'm gonna do
now is I'm just gonna start the engine up and I'm gonna let it run for 5 to 10
minutes because I just want to check that the radiator fan is working on my
GTS. Now this fan should cut in when the temperature starts to get too hot
so this is the view from the right-hand side as we're looking
forwards and that is where the radiator is obviously it's just behind the front
wheel and the fan is actually on the other side and I'll show you that as we
move around. So that is the front of the radiator there just behind the front
wheel and then obviously it goes right across and the fan is actually behind
this part of the radiator so let's just move around a little bit further. So the
cooling fan is just in here and that should kick in when it starts when the
engine starts to get too hot and I'm just gonna test that.
Now I have edited this video I let the Vespa run for about 8 to 10 minutes
And there we go the fan has just kicked in.
Go and look at the temperature of the engine, obviously it is getting very warm so that's good news
that the fan has kicked in. Now I'll turn the engine off.
And just let it cool down. If you found that video useful please subscribe by
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