Coolant Gauge and Light woes

[robw09]

Ok, unplugged the black temp sensor and bridged.  As the gauge was already at max nothing happened, but when I removed the bridge the gauge steadily dropped to min and light went off.  When I put the plug back on the light came back on a gauge shot to the top.

I bridged the coolant bottle sensor when the light was off and gauge was at min.  And it did make the light come on and then off again.  So, I now believe, with your help  , that the black sensor is knackered.  Is that right?

Local stealer has one in for £24 or GSF for £8....leaning toward stealer.

Many thanks for help.....I need to post a pic of car once I have done everything!

Just need some genuine mats, find a new tape holder for dash and then a nice powerful cassette radio with green backlighting that will fit!

Rob

[Jimmyrallye]

Were is the black temp sensor located ? Just tried the bridge test on mine and my light still never came on .. What did you brigge it with ? One good thing out of the last hour wos just changed my fog light bulbs so not all bad

[X4MGS]

Were is the black temp sensor located ? Just tried the bridge test on mine and my light still never came on .. What did you brigge it with ? One good thing out of the last hour wos just changed my fog light bulbs so not all bad

Front of the block...

Ok, unplugged the black temp sensor and bridged.  As the gauge was already at max nothing happened, but when I removed the bridge the gauge steadily dropped to min and light went off.  When I put the plug back on the light came back on a gauge shot to the top.

I bridged the coolant bottle sensor when the light was off and gauge was at min.  And it did make the light come on and then off again.  So, I now believe, with your help  , that the black sensor is knackered.  Is that right?

Local stealer has one in for £24 or GSF for £8....leaning toward stealer.

Many thanks for help.....I need to post a pic of car once I have done everything!

Just need some genuine mats, find a new tape holder for dash and then a nice powerful cassette radio with green backlighting that will fit!

Rob

Hi Rob,

Glad you seem to have found it...

I would still get a new cap!!

[Jimmyrallye]

Arghhhh there she is  cheers dude

[Gambit]

By a dealer part. Worth it in the long run

[X4MGS]

By a dealer part. Worth it in the long run

+1+2+3+4

[mk2bal]

Not so important, it purely feeds the dash guage, the blue one does the ecu and accuracy is critical, the black one as long as you know where it normally sits (even if untrue) is fine. I've got a few in the shed pinched from scrappies, but up to you depending on what you see as worth it...

[Jimmyrallye]

Rightyo been fiddling with the golf again done the black temp sensor trick and my temp gauge shot straight up !! But as soon as i bridged the coolant temp sensor nothing no light or anything does that mean my expansion tank sensor is goosed ?

[robw09]

I wish you would have told me that before I bought one from the stealer  

Anyway, replaced the sender and no more light/gauge woes, huzzah!

Right, next job find a good body man in Lincoln to pull a couple of small dents out polish out a scratch.  Then order some nice new 4x6 and 3.5" speakers.....