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Coolant level warning
« on: April 01, 2014, 06:38:52 pm »
Afternoon guys. I keep getting this message displayed. I am presuming it's the water level warning. The level is fine. Is it the electronic switch in the expansion tank that is failing and is it just a case if replacing this part or is it a common fault and a repair available

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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2014, 06:40:27 pm »
I had this on an Audi a3 2.0 tdi just replace the whole tank with sensor included. Wasn't expensive and was easy to do.


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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2014, 07:53:29 pm »
As above

Common fault, mine was doing this and the garage "had to" replace the whole header tank... I just let them get on with it and it is now fine..

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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2014, 08:16:12 pm »
New coolant header tank and you'll hear the bloody annoying buzzer again.

You might get away with just cleaning the two metal probes in the tank with wet and dry paper but for the sake of £20 I'd just replace the tank.
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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2014, 09:15:55 pm »
Main dealer or .......?

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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2014, 09:18:00 pm »
Main dealer is best :)
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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2014, 09:21:03 pm »
Main dealer or .......?

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Re: Coolant level warning
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2014, 10:15:37 pm »
In that case will pop and get one Thursday. Cheers for help guys it started playing up just after I changed the coolant