coolent lvl sensor

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

>From where is it leaking?  I had an issue where the rubber o-ring would squish out every time I
tightened it.  I (in true cheapass form) wrapped some common teflon tape around the threads +
o-ring and bingo, no more leaks, for 2+ years.

HTH

Cheapass Ron

--- Calimus <calimus@techography.net> wrote:
> Ok gamng, answer me this.
> 
> The coolent lvl sensor on my 16v is leaking (again).  Now the last one I
> pulled out was the factory OEM one and I figured after 15 years, the
> plastic had given up the ghost.  Now I replaced this part not even 6
> months ago and today, my little flashingred LED went off as I started my
> morning drive to work.  Made it to work fine, let car cool down and at
> lunch time I wnet to check it out.  Pull the connector off the top and
> sure enough, there is just enough coolent in there to short the
> terminals and make the sensor give a wacky reading.  Is this a normal
> 16v diesease?  The sensor is pretty cheap so one over 6 months really
> wouldn't chap my ass, but still, it doesn't seam right.
> 
> Any info, thoughts and name calling welcome.
> 
> William Snyder
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> 
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