low coolant light intermittent & dim but good coolant level
03-25-2009, 06:17 PM
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1992 400E (180K miles)
Same thing happened to my 400E. I had very small coolant leak at the switch that was shorting the wires. Barely noticeable. I just replaced the coolant level switch and the light went away.
03-26-2009, 06:23 AM
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2010 VW Golf TDI
I unplugged the the wire that goes to the bottom of the reservoir and that got rid of the light for me. I guess I should replace the coolant level switch in the bottom of the reservoir, but unplugging worked fine.
03-26-2009, 06:26 PM
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Your temp gauge is going to tell the story more than a low coolant light. I don't know about you guys but i check all the fluids on my car every 2-3 weeks.
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08-09-2009, 02:23 AM
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1989 Mercedes 260E
did the same thing.
it's not really relevant to me anyways, cause I have a habit of checking everything every 3 - 4 days under the hood... much more frequently even on weeks without something better to do..
it's not really relevant to me anyways, cause I have a habit of checking everything every 3 - 4 days under the hood... much more frequently even on weeks without something better to do..
08-09-2009, 08:01 AM
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2010 VW Golf TDI
I will get the thing fixed one of these days, but it isn't a priority because of the reasons above. I am planning to do it when I do the wiring harness, but I'm not doing the harness until I have to do the head gasket and front timing cover. So far my oil leak is so minimal it isn't necessary and I think my "cool harness" conversion may be helping to extend the life of my leaky head gasket. I think it must help to keep the engine temp below 95 degrees C, instead of 105 degrees C.
