RE: Water temp light flashing

["Neal Tovsen" <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>]

Hmmm...they didn't do that on mine, but they didn't really tell me all the
details of what they did, either (ya, ya, I know, I know...). The bill said
"replace sensor." They made it sound like it was on or near the thermostat.
I don't remember exactly what the guy said, but they didn't replace the
overflow tank, and it cured the problem.

My other car currently has the same problem...

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo [mailto:majord@neubayern.net]On Behalf Of
> Shannon Fenton
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 1:31 PM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: RE:Water temp light flashing
>
>
> The sensor is in the coolant overflow (16V right?). And mine is also
> problematic. But this is due to a almost invisable leak in
> the sensor housing itself which
> shorts out the connection giving a false
> warning.Unfortunately though you
> cannot just replace the sensor, you have to replace the whole
> overflow tank unit.
> HTH.
>
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> Thank You for Your Time,
>         Shannon Fenton
>             North American Frontline Resolution
>             sfenton@telegroup.com
>
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>
> ------------------------------
> Date: 2/17/99 12:59 PM
> To: Fenton, Shannon
> From: Owen
>
>  Hey all, my water temp light has been flashing forever,
> there is lots of
> coolant and no leaks (that I can see anyway).  I remember I
> asked about this a while
> back and Dale recommended just wiping the sensor area as a
> temporary fix.  Where
> is the sensor?  What is going wrong.  There is lots of
> coolant, it is still
> reading normal water temps.  I seem to remember something
> about replacing a sensor
> on the oil cooler.  I leafed through the Bentley but couldn't
> find any info.    
> Any help appreciated.     
> Owen
> 87 Scirocco 16v #38 C-SS.
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1571(http://www.geoc
ities.com/MotorCit
y/Garage/1571)

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