V6 & coolant alarm. Do I need one??

[00Bongo]

Hi,

probably a stupid question but will my soon to arrive v6 need a coolant alarm??? I know the diesel ones do.

Cheers rich

[cheffy34]

I've had a mason and low coolant alarm on my v6 for near on 2 year now, you don't have to have any of them at the end of the day it depends on how paranoid you are, none of them will stop you overheating at the end of the day but they "may" warn you of pending doom early enough so you don't kill your heads but who knows, i'm gonna put another temp gauge on mine and i kinda wish i had done it in the first place right from the start but some person said it was madness to play with cooling system so upshot is if you want one have one, it will help to a degree but doesn't cover all aspects It will all help as an early warning system in some senarios and that is it. This is only my opinion For me it a matter of if it helps in the quest to stop me cooking my beast then i will have it plus i like gadgets


Dar

[wishmaster]

Hi, we put a low coolant alarm on ours just for a bit of peice of mind,but as others say its a personal choice,we'd rather be warned that much earlier to limit the damage

[Cloughy]

Hi,

We've got a low coolant alarm on our V6. I thought it was best to be safe than sorry. I guess it's the same type of hoses on the V6, so just as prone to perishing and leaks or loose clips.

Cloughy

[New Forest Terrier]

Hi

I have Hayden's latest low coolant and TM2 on my V6. It is also connected into the oil pressure warning light to pick up problems that side.

Not heard of any V6's giving trouble, but they have the same cooling system with endless ageing hoses and the same bleeding problems. I just don't want to be the first to blow one up.

The TM2 is good because you can keep an eye on the temperature in jams and on hills. I was stuck in two horrors on my way to the Bash and it is very reassuring to know you are not overheating.

A friends diesel overheated during the Bash, hopefully incorrectly bled after replacing a water pump, rather than the head gasket. No alarm had been fitted so no early warning. A low coolant alarm would not have warned in this case, coolant spewing out from the tank, but the TM2 would. A V6 would also overheat with this scenario.

Its very individual. I could afford the alarm and wanted to reduce the risk. Disasters can happen so fast.

[missfixit70]

Hi

I have Hayden's latest low coolant and TM2 on my V6. It is also connected into the oil pressure warning light to pick up problems that side.

Not heard of any V6's giving trouble, but they have the same cooling system with endless ageing hoses and the same bleeding problems. I just don't want to be the first to blow one up.

The TM2 is good because you can keep an eye on the temperature in jams and on hills. I was stuck in two horrors on my way to the Bash and it is very reassuring to know you are not overheating.

A friends diesel overheated during the Bash, hopefully incorrectly bled after replacing a water pump, rather than the head gasket. No alarm had been fitted so no early warning. A low coolant alarm would not have warned in this case, coolant spewing out from the tank, but the TM2 would. A V6 would also overheat with this scenario.

Its very individual. I could afford the alarm and wanted to reduce the risk. Disasters can happen so fast.

The High level alarm add on should have done though, if it were fitted.
It's horses for courses, like taking out insurance really, weigh up the risks & associated costs & go from there. The big downfall on the diesel is the alloy head on a cast iron block, doesn't tolerate overheating very well, not sure that's the case with the v6. I think an essential is to have a temp gauge that actually works, rather than the dumbed down standard version. Either a modification such as a Mason Alarm (can't remember if they fit the v6 ok?) or an add on temp gauge.

[cheffy34]

Hi

I have Hayden's latest low coolant and TM2 on my V6. It is also connected into the oil pressure warning light to pick up problems that side.

Not heard of any V6's giving trouble, but they have the same cooling system with endless ageing hoses and the same bleeding problems. I just don't want to be the first to blow one up.

The TM2 is good because you can keep an eye on the temperature in jams and on hills. I was stuck in two horrors on my way to the Bash and it is very reassuring to know you are not overheating.

A friends diesel overheated during the Bash, hopefully incorrectly bled after replacing a water pump, rather than the head gasket. No alarm had been fitted so no early warning. A low coolant alarm would not have warned in this case, coolant spewing out from the tank, but the TM2 would. A V6 would also overheat with this scenario.

Its very individual. I could afford the alarm and wanted to reduce the risk. Disasters can happen so fast.

The High level alarm add on should have done though, if it were fitted.
It's horses for courses, like taking out insurance really, weigh up the risks & associated costs & go from there. The big downfall on the diesel is the alloy head on a cast iron block, doesn't tolerate overheating very well, not sure that's the case with the v6. I think an essential is to have a temp gauge that actually works, rather than the dumbed down standard version. Either a modification such as a Mason Alarm (can't remember if they fit the v6 ok?) or an add on temp gauge.

Mason does work with the v6 kirsty but is set lower i tink you shall find