True, but it can only suck from the expansion tank which is at engine bay temp and I don't think it has ever actually sucked anything in, it was more to vent it out. The fluid never gets that warm in the cooler and there is an air gap to allow expansion. I filled it so it couldn't flow over the inte...
I did this to mine about 6 months back. No expansion tank, and I plumbed the expansion pipe into the main coolant system (low pressure side) with a t piece so it can suck from the expansion tank. No problems so far (many thousands of miles later) and the level has never changed. Just bleed it THOROU...