help[! Red temp light flashing!

[Niander]

Red light flashing! all the time!
yep this temp light on the dash its been flashing with no temperature problems for about a year! i really should do something about it
as its annoying me!
ok there obviously isnt a problem with the cooling so whats causing it?
cheers

[lloydy]

Coolant level sender on the reservoir maybe?

[Niander]

how can i test it?
i just want the light to stop flashing i dont need it atall
disable some how?

[billybigspud]

Surely you should fix it. You will need it if your van overheats

[kevtherev]

or if it get's a leak and your engine quietly bleeds to death.

just check the thing

make sure the tank is full and is not flashing because it's half full
take off the connectors from the sensor and connect the wires together.. it should stop

[Niander]

thanks for the suggestions so far
Ok ive had alook and coolant is full to the brim in that tank[with sensor]
and i also connected the 2 wires together [going to sensor]and it still flashes?
so now what?

[kevtherev]

Did you miss this when you used the wiki?

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Co ... ht_on_dash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

read the entry by Angelo evs

or use the search on the electrical forum and type 'relay 43' or 'module 43', or 'flashing light'

[Niander]

ok will have a read

[AdrianC]

i dont need it atall

Oh, yes, you do.

[keith]

as well as reading the wiki...which is good. you could try

taking off the level sensor and cleaning the prongs with a rag...they get gunked up
replacing the sensor for a new one from brickwerks ( the cheap ones can apparently give grief) about £18
get your hand up under the dash....feel for a connector block...and give it a wiggle (this sorted mine!!)..never flashed since.

you may find that you have to repeat the cleaning, wiggling, cleaning cycle until you drop on.....its all a bit touch and go.

read the wiki...and check out the comments on earth crowns (i never understood this bit)

it can be fixed...and you should try for peach of mind.

[AdrianC]

peach of mind.

A soft, fuzzy feeling.

Whatever you do with the sensor, don't overtighten it back into the tank - I suspect this is the main cause of problems with the "cheap ones". We paid €2 for a new one, after the old (genuine) one started peeing coolant everywhere, and it's been fine so far. The old one had been overtightened in the past and cracked at the top of the thread, then been glued back together.

Definitely give it a good cleaning, though - that sorted a lot of false-positive lights for us. The prongs were thick with goop.

[keith]

peachy

[Pwag20]

peach of mind.

Definitely give it a good cleaning, though - that sorted a lot of false-positive lights for us. The prongs were thick with goop.

A good clean solved my false flashing (of the light ) for me too