coolant

Guys, Just looked under the bonnet at the coolant bottle and theres the usual probes in to the coolant bottle, but my 04 plate FR tdi doesn't have any electrical plug going to the sensor! Is this right??? On my LCR and my old Ibiza Cupra there was a plug going to the sensor in the bottle...

Hi, My Wreg 2000 V5 (150) is loosing coolant. It falls from max to min over about ten days to two weeks, possibly more quickly when the air con has been used. It is definitely a leak because there is water on the drive under the car. I have looked hard but cannot identify where it is...

i've recently bought a LCR210 which i am completely happy with, the only problem i have is that i have to top the coolant level up roughly every 2 months, i don't have any leaks which are visible, does anybody know if this is excessive or normal. any help will be appreciated

For some reason on idle the car fan seems to come on quite often, but when it does not for very long. Also it seems to be rather thirsty for coolant! Could it be because of the warmer temperature and my recent spirited driving with a full load meaning the engine is having to work harder for longer?

As per my other recent post, I had the good ol' coolant warning light come on the other day despite the car being nicely topped up. The warning light was fairly intermittant and inconsistent so I had the sensor changed and all was good. Until the next day when it came back on. :doh: I...

I need to top up my engine coolant as is a bit low, but not sure which one to get and where to get it from as i have no idea bout this sort of stuff! :confused: what do other people use?? and where did you get it from?

this fault showed up last month: 17704 P1296 Cooling system malfunction yesterday I got this: 16502 P0118 Engine Coolant Temp.Circ High Input Does this just sound like a duff temp sensor to everyone else? Shopping list; · 059 919 501A - green coolant temperature sensor · N903 168...

Hi Folks. I've done a search but am a little confused. Should the G12 coolant in my car be flushed out yearly or can it just be topped up as required? The car has been serviced twice in 12 months as I'm at 20,000+ miles but I think both the services only had a visual check on fluid...

A wee red light next to the temperature guage on my dashboard flashes and gthen I get a short series of beeps - I have discovered that it is probably the coolant at a low level.. (after trawling the net and finding this site). Lost/misplaced my handbook when moving...............I am a bit of...

Hi guys, VAG-COM diagnosed my car and said I need a new engine coolant sensor. I have a 1.4 MPI and can't find the sensor. Can anyone explain where it is please?? I have to pick the part up at 12:30 today.

I've found the 'switch' today - which is the one above the gearbox.... but there must be another.... Anyone have a clue where it is? I need to scale it for my MS to work right.

My car (cupra) is overheating. I noted that the coolant was a tiny bit below the Minimum level the other day when cleaning the air filter. Today the engine management light came on and whilst sitting in traffic the temp starts to rise quickly. Obviously gonna top it up tomorrow, BUT, a...

Noticed the other day that my cordoba had lost a significant amount of coolant after a day of hard driving on an air field. The engine is running fine and it has since done 700miles and lost no more since i topped it up. There is no sign of oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil. Any ideas...

Hi people, Got in the car this morning and the coolant warning level beeped at me 3 times and flashed. Read the book and it said, high temp, low level or cooling fan. The level was just below the top line on the side of the header tank, so i topped it up with litrally a glass of water (to...

I just did my weekly filling of screenwash to my Ibiza and whilst I was there I checked the coolant level - much to my surprise was below the MIN mark. I filled it to the split in the middle with just normal water... is this OK?? Is it normal for the coolant to drop like that? If I should...

Ok so this is a silly question. if you have climate control and are changing the coolant do you. - Turn the Auto climate off, and manually set to hottest temeprature then change the coolant. Reason i ask is when you used to change the coolant on an older car pre climate days you would...

Hello, Not so long ago I was checking my oil etc and saw the coolant looked a little low so I topped it up with a bit of water. From cold starts everything is normal but when starting from a semi-warm/warm engine, the light comes on flashing and it beeps 3 times. In the manual it says that...

In the past month or so my car has developed an incredible thirst for coolant, it has gone through nearly 2 litres of the stuff (mixed with water of course). i was kindly alerted to the lack of fluid by the usual beep and red flashing light on the temp gauge. I have had the water pump...

My car has gone into the garage to have this replaced along with other things, and after using the search function for the past hour and reading up on the other problems, my worry seems to be.... The temp sensor's on the 210 LCR's were using 'black tops' and the later 225's were using the...

Sometimes when i start my Ibiza Cupra(2001) up the coolant tepm gauge flashes for a cople of seconds then it's stops and its ok. Also when its cold whilst driving my temp gauge will not go up to the middle like it has always done up till the last few weeks. Can anyone help?