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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Ady on 07 March 2015, 10:31:53
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My car is telling me that the coolant level is low but it's fine. Is this just a sensor or a sign of something worse?
Also can't seem to find the sensor on euro's website site.
All help is much appreciated.
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Sensor isn't available on its own... New bottle needed for around £35
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Sensor isn't available on its own... New bottle needed for around £35
Wot e sed :y
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
So £45 for something that probably costs pennies to manufacture. Crooks.
Almost as bad as the cam cover gaskets.......£50 for a few strips of piss thin rubber. :(
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
Kitchen scourer brings them up like new. :)
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
Kitchen scourer brings them up like new. :)
Being single, I wouldn't know... ::)
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As long as you know the water level is ok....cheaper and easier to tap the end of the wiper stalk to get rid of the warning....very common fault.... :y
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
So £45 for something that probably costs pennies to manufacture. Crooks.
Almost as bad as the cam cover gaskets.......£50 for a few strips of piss thin rubber. :(
You could look at it that way, or you could take the view that the water bottle with new sensor will keep the engine from over heating and seizing should the water leak out by telling you the level is low before damage occurs. (Although with the leaky cooling system on omegas, there's an element of crying Wolf about it as well)
Same with cam covers. They should keep the oil out of the plug wells and keep your ignition system from being destroyed.
Both are investments in reliability imo. And in the grand scheme of things, not that expensive.
These things don't last forever Dr. High miles and a hotter than most engine bay mean wear and tear.
One must spend some of ones millions to keep one in the manner to which one is accustomed. Mustn't one. ;)
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When its cold, stick your finger in and give the sensor bit a good waggle. They are known to stick. Mine played up two years ago....waggled it, and ok since. And...yes it still works properly as I drained some coolant out the other day, and the dash warning came back on. Topped up and all well.
Worth a try, short term. :y
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Have a look here..... :y
http://www.carpartsconnexion.com/vauxhall/partdetail.asp?dp=226888&f=Vauxhall&m=OMEGA&y=2001&cat=0&p=5&
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When its cold, stick your finger in and give the sensor bit a good waggle. They are known to stick. Mine played up two years ago....waggled it, and ok since. And...yes it still works properly as I drained some coolant out the other day, and the dash warning came back on. Topped up and all well.
Worth a try, short term. :y
Apologies. Yes indeed, try that first. Cold as Terbs says :y
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Have a look here..... :y
http://www.carpartsconnexion.com/vauxhall/partdetail.asp?dp=226888&f=Vauxhall&m=OMEGA&y=2001&cat=0&p=5&
That's more like it. :y
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When its cold, stick your finger in and give the sensor bit a good waggle. They are known to stick. Mine played up two years ago....waggled it, and ok since. And...yes it still works properly as I drained some coolant out the other day, and the dash warning came back on. Topped up and all well.
Worth a try, short term. :y
Apologies. Yes indeed, try that first. Cold as Terbs says :y
Just do lick your fingers after ffs... ;D
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£35 for a plastic bottle. :'(
I believe the yellow cap comes at extra cost. :'( :'(
About another tenner, but they're shiny and new 8)
So £45 for something that probably costs pennies to manufacture. Crooks.
Almost as bad as the cam cover gaskets.......£50 for a few strips of piss thin rubber. :(
You could look at it that way, or you could take the view that the water bottle with new sensor will keep the engine from over heating and seizing should the water leak out by telling you the level is low before damage occurs. (Although with the leaky cooling system on omegas, there's an element of crying Wolf about it as well)
Same with cam covers. They should keep the oil out of the plug wells and keep your ignition system from being destroyed.
Both are investments in reliability imo. And in the grand scheme of things, not that expensive.
These things don't last forever Dr. High miles and a hotter than most engine bay mean wear and tear.
One must spend some of ones millions to keep one in the manner to which one is accustomed. Mustn't one. ;)
Agreed :y. Whilst it may seem expensive for "a bit of moulded plastic" (the coolant bottle is quite a complex moulding, with 4 internal compartments, and then the sensor and its mechanism), I couldn't fabricate (or get fabricated) for the cost of the GM one. Likewise with the cam cover gaskets, I could buy the cheapies (£15ish), but its 2-3 hours of my time every time I have to replace them (and many of the cheapies won't last the year, where as the overpriced GM ones (about £25+VAT) do seem to last several years.