Re: Tech: Temp LED Flashing - 87 16v

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

Air in the coolant lines. Car gets hot, air pockets shrink, reservoir gets
low to compensate, sensor trips.
Try filling at the upper radiator line (at the radiator). Force water into
hose with a water hose to power flush the air out via the radiator upper
opening/reservoir cap (take it off). Then fill the reservoir all the way
(yes, all the way). Start car, let idle for 30 mins or so (cap relief may
lift, this is ok). Let cool down, check level.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan S" <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'Brian Wagner'" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>
Cc: "roc (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: Tech: Temp LED Flashing - 87 16v


> I know this is lame, but check the fluid level. When it gets low, it will
> blink. I had a similar experience and was stumped until I checked the
fluid
> level. When the engine heats, it moves water in and out of that reservoir
> tank......
>
>
> HTH
>
> Dan
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Brian Wagner
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:58 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Tech: Temp LED Flashing - 87 16v
>
>
> On my way to work this morning while sitting in traffic the temp gauge hit
> the 3/4 mark and started flashing.
>
> So I pull over turn the car off and open the hood (sounds familiar doesn't
> it), I look over the engine bay and find nothing a-miss. The oil temp
never
> hit 105 c, so I start it again no light for a while. Next time it happened
> at 1/2 and I'm bumper to bumper @ 80 mph, shut the car off (yes at 80) and
> restart the engine and the light goes out. It didn't go back on at all the
> rest of the driver, so at lunch in the day light I am going to check the
> coolant resivoir.
>
> Maybe it was a fluke, maybe not being at work sucks no Bentley.
>
> Anyone else experience this phenominon and what did you do to fix the
> problem?
>
> Our anyone with a Bentley what does she say it could be?
>
> TIA
>
> Brian
>
> 87 16v
> 86 8v (parts car)
> 85 Wolfsburg (new parts car)
>
>
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