Garage Bungled Installation of Low Coolant Alarm Help Needed

[The Great Pretender]

NFT, only teasing about your suspension

I thought that was obvious as the dampers damp oscillations.

[haydn callow]

There is no way that sensor in the tank is becoming exposed with all that coolant.
I'm also wonderind about if it could be a bad connection now as there is a 4 sec delay which would make that unlikely. When you go round a corner and it beeps/flashes ...is it just a quick beep/flash and it is the RED led that flashes (the low water/coolant one ?)
we will get to the bottom of this.
I wonder where they have wired the pos feed from?
Your not coming Somerset way are you ??

[haydn callow]

Just a idea.......there is a spare orange wire out the back of the display unit.....this is optional for a oil alert......if that is flapping about and touching earth that would be the problem...(no delay in that circuit)....the end should be taped up>>

[teenmal]

Hi,
where is the earth wire connection now..

Malc.

[haydn callow]

First to come up with the answer wins a BONGO COOLANT TANK DIP STICK

[francophile1947]

Through the coolant itself

[haydn callow]

any more guesses ???

[teenmal]

any more guesses ???

Aye,its a bummer......Send me my lollypop.

[bigdaddycain]

Is the coolant strong enough? I seem to recall an issue with somebody's alarm prematurely going off as the anti-freeze mixture was weak?

Is the actual alarm part flopping about? I heard of a member recently that tracked down repeated false alarms due to the alarm part rattling about all over the place, a ziptie cured it,though it should have been secured when it was fitted really...

[haydn callow]

Hmmmm!! coolant strength can affect the alarm but not in this way....this is potholes and corners........coolant strength would be when cold and a "chattering noise......If the alarm was flapping about there must have been a loose connection to cause it to play up...the module it'self is pretty bombproof

[New Forest Terrier]

Hooray!! Problem solved thanks to Haydn and everyone. The sender on the tank was slightly loose. Not obvious but a small amount of movement when twisted. Tightening the attatchment screw up cured the problem.

The Bongo has been tested on Hampshire's best potholes, various bends and a rough track and not a beep except for starting up.

The temperature readout really shows up how useless the guage is. The range that registers as 11 o'clock is very wide.

Congratulations everyone

[mikeonb4c]

Hooray!! Problem solved thanks to Haydn and everyone. The sender on the tank was slightly loose. Not obvious but a small amount of movement when twisted. Tightening the attatchment screw up cured the problem.

The Bongo has been tested on Hampshire's best potholes, various bends and a rough track and not a beep except for starting up.

The temperature readout really shows up how useless the guage is. The range that registers as 11 o'clock is very wide.

Congratulations everyone

Great news

[haydn callow]

Well that's all fine...in fact if that tank is cold you could "suck" a bit out with a syringe.
Next...Is that terminal on the tank tight ?? You should not be able to revolve the terminal on the screw.

Hmmm!!!not bad eh ?? smug look.

[haydn callow]

And the winner of the BONGO TANK DIPSTICK is.............









Francophile1947..
Pm your address to claim your prize

[New Forest Terrier]

Smug look well deserved Haydn . Perfectly diagnosed.

Found it first thing this morning but could not get to the pc until now to tell everyone.

Thanks Again