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Flashing red light....
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 16:43
by toast
on the way to work today.... cleverly i ignored it... its above the engine temp thingy - over there on the right hand side of the dashboard thingy - you know the dial that tells you if you van is about to explode - but the needle is happily in the middle
so what is this mysterious flashing red sign trying to communicate with me?
regards,
toast
Flashing red light
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 16:50
by Arvi
I have come to the conclusion that when your red light flashes its a warning for you to start saving your money to spend on the next thing that breaks on your van
Re: Flashing red light
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 16:51
by toast
Arvi wrote:I have come to the conclusion that when your red light flashes its a warning for you to start saving your money to spend on the next thing that breaks on your van
baws....
does anyone have any happy answers like "check yer oil ye balloon" or similar?
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 16:55
by stuckin88
If everything else is ok--waterlevel etc, it can be a faulty sensor-the black plastic thing with wires plugged into it screwed into coolant tank in engine compartment--get a new one from vw or gsf--
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 16:59
by toast
stuckin88 wrote:If everything else is ok--waterlevel etc, it can be a faulty sensor-the black plastic thing with wires plugged into it screwed into coolant tank in engine compartment--get a new one from vw or gsf--
it may well be my water level - not checked in a while but it has gone empty before without flashing me - jsut about to leave work and wanted to know if anyone knew off hand..... its probab me water level.
i like to join a board with the dumbest question imaginable and work from there...
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 17:01
by syncroand101
i like to join a board with the dumbest question imaginable and work from there...
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 17:06
by stuckin88
The large coolant tank should be full to brim at all times--topup tank is behind number plate---if you regularly have to top up you will have a leak-could be anywhere--check all pipes & rad first--
Re: Flashing red light....
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 17:24
by Mocki
toast wrote:on the way to work today.... cleverly i ignored it...
toast
NOT clever at all......
infact, a costly mistook many have made.....
Water level is VERY important, the top up tank ( the one behind the number plate flap should be to the max mark when cold, the header tank , should be completely full ( and never check it unless the engine is cold)
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 18:02
by toomanytoys
Not checking water level will hit your wallet very hard....
as said..
It will prob run fine right up to the moment it blows apart...
top it up and bleed it (Very important, you cannot just put water in!!) check to see where you have a leak.. there are many places as the cooling system is not one of VW's better efforts..
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 18:24
by Flibbertigibbet
toomanytoys wrote:Not checking water level will hit your wallet very hard....
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I never check my water level
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 20:44
by Hacksawbob
Posted: 25 Jan 2006, 22:00
by NOT ANOTHER LEAK
or you could try putting"flashing temp light"in the search facillity of this site(top right hand corner).and you will get loads of threads on this very very very annoying light
Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 09:24
by toast
NOT ANOTHER LEAK wrote:or you could try putting"flashing temp light"in the search facillity of this site(top right hand corner).and you will get loads of threads on this very very very annoying light
cheers - yeah sorry - thanks to all for your help - i poured gin in it last night and the problem seems to have gone away....
thanks again.