PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted August 14, 2005 alrighty peeps my temperature gauge warning light keeps flashing on my 1990 16valver and doesnt stop but strangely if i turn the engine off then back on again it stops??? any ideas as its really annoying cheers brett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted August 14, 2005 top up yer water dude its a level light! if that doesnt work you may need another sender which are cheap from gpc . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted August 14, 2005 me water level is fine so must be this sending jobbie cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted August 15, 2005 this happened to me, the sender in the coolant bottle was knackered. On a G60 the you needed to buy the collant bottle as there was no way to just change he sender. Did that and all was lovely Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted August 15, 2005 Check yer wiring if not, new bottle and cap as already mentioned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Musicman 0 Posted August 15, 2005 Dumb (and slightly weird) suggestion: check your oil level. I'm not sure how applicable it will be to a 16v, but it certainly seemed to stop the flashing temp/water light on my 8v DX engine when I found it was at the low end of low... [worth doing regularly anyway] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted August 15, 2005 what a plonker !!! Noticed that what i thought was plenty of water was actually an old scum line !!! put some water in and its now fine Doh ! Still never mind probably best if i buy a new bottle anyway as mine is completely mank cheers anyways Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted August 15, 2005 LOL - the light did it's job then!! You shouldn't 'use' water by the way, look for signs of a leak and check it reguarly... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted August 15, 2005 well ive only had it for month and only done 200 miles in it so im not sure as yet if it uses water, gotta get the bottle cleaned up first though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 0 Posted August 15, 2005 //advise unless u got it cheap and are a diyer or got usefull m8s, get rid it could be trouble! coolant loss=not good your engine should not use coolant? check for visible leaks with engine running, check for white residue around flages/hoses gl m8y /me flips in a 2p Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted August 15, 2005 i dont think there is any leaks definately not anything major and it is only really my weekend toy its not really a big deal if i have to top up every now and again but i will get it looked at though if i have to top up again in the near future by the way it was pretty cheap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Leningrad Cowboy 0 Posted August 15, 2005 i dont think there is any leaks definately not anything major and it is only really my weekend toy its not really a big deal if i have to top up every now and again but i will get it looked at though if i have to top up again in the near future by the way it was pretty cheap A garage can easily do a pressure test on the cooling system. I had this done recently, and it was my thermostat housing that was leaking. Changed it for about £80+vat & labour, job was a gooden. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
