Blinking Light!!!!

[calimus at techography.net (Calimus)]

David,

    It's a 16v which means it has the stupid collent level sensor in the
expansion tank.  Pull the plug that connects to the sensor and you will
prollie find a bit of coolent or evidence of moisure in it.  What happens is
that the sensor prongs that go down into the water have a plastic coating on
them, the heat breaks it down and pressure feeds water up the sensor prongs
and right into the connector.  Once that happens, it closes/opens the
circuit and you get a blinking light in the dash.  Took a few times of this
happening to me to figure it out.  I replaced the sensor with a new one and
that put and end to things.  However, I've spoken with a few other 16v
owners and found that they have had to replace those sensors every ear or so
due to the same issue.  I'm going on 3 years with mine, but keep waiting for
the blinking light from hell to come back.

Give it a shot, I think it's a $15-20 fix and it beats the hell outa of
screwing with the damn 16v coolent hoses and then having to burp the fucker.
I swear, the next time I have to deal with the coolent system, I'm hacking
together a pressure release valve somewhere.

William
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David L. Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
To: "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>; "'Scirocco List'"
<Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: Blinking Light!!!!


> It was not overheating. That is what confused me. The needle was just
below
> the light where it normally is. That is why I thought I had to be losing
> coolant. I could not smell any or see any place where it could have been
> escaping from. The only thing I could see when I opened the hood was the
> crack in the upper hose at the radiator flange. Once that was taken care
of
> and the fluids topped... I was expecting it to stop.  No dice.
>
> I know the t-stat is not stuck. I have flow through the system as
evidenced
> by back fill into the expansion tank.  The fan is working as should be.
Not
> sure what else it could be.
>
> Dave
>
> David L. Winchell, II
> DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> 87 16V Scirocco
> 86 8V Scirocco
> 84 8V Scirocco
> 01 V6 Galant
> 00 Silverado
> www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Marc Getty
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 6:59 PM
> To: 'David L. Winchell, II'; 'Scirocco List'
> Subject: RE: Blinking Light!!!!
>
>
>
> I get the blinking light from time to time, especially when first turning
> the car on cold. Each time the temperature needle is never in the hot, it
is
> always just where it should be but the gauge is blinking.
>
> Are you sure the car was overheating?
>
> -Marc
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of David L. Winchell,
II
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 6:43 PM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: Blinking Light!!!!
>
> So, Friday I am driving the 16V 2.0L Rocc back from an Appraisal on Kiawah
> Island.  I get almost home when the light starts blinking in the water
temp
> gauge.  I pull over and check for leaking coolant, burst hose, level in
the
> expansion tank.  nothing immediately wrong, but did notice that the upper
> hose is showing a break right at the clamp near the radiator.  I drop the
> hood an head on home thinking this is going to be an easy fix. (Cut the
1/2
> inch off the end of the hose and order a new one from potter people this
> week and add fluids.)  Well. Not so.  I get the hose cut and manage to
loose
> very little coolant.  I start her up, add fluid get everything where all
> should be well.  Check the gauges...  Still blinking.  Check the levels,
> squeeze the upper hose to burp the system, shut down and restart several
> times...  Still blinking.  Try a few more times squeezing, filling,
burping
> (the line, I know what your thinking,) restarting...  Same thing.
Blinking
> light in water temp gauge.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> BTW, as I passed the air field on Johns Island I thought it would be cool
to
> have to pick up a couple of you guys that are fliers on the list.
Weekends
> are awesome right now.  Perfect weather.  Have room, Spare Roccs...
>
> TIA, for any help.
>
> Dave
>
> David L. Winchell, II
> DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> 87 16V Scirocco
> 86 8V Scirocco
> 84 8V Scirocco
> 01 V6 Galant
> 00 Silverado
> www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
>
>
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