coolant light on

[moles-sri]

hey guys my coolent light came on tonight on the way home from work but the level seems fine what else could cause this light to come on?

[GazVXLINE170]

hey guys my coolent light came on tonight on the way home from work but the level seems fine what else could cause this light to come on?

If you look closely, it has dropped and this is 90% of the time jammed open thermostat. Nothing serious, just means the engine takes longer to heat up and usually runs 3degrees under normal.

The slightly low level is because the thermostat has jammed open and water is going through the radiator instead of circulating/returning to the reservior, hence low level, just top it up with a drop of water or coolant if you have some handy.

I had this problem too and thermostat still no fixed yet!!!

Gazza4

[moles-sri]

If you look closely, it has dropped and this is 90% of the time jammed open thermostat. Nothing serious, just means the engine takes longer to heat up and usually runs 3degrees under normal.

The slightly low level is because the thermostat has jammed open and water is going through the radiator instead of circulating/returning to the reservior, hence low level, just top it up with a drop of water or coolant if you have some handy.

I had this problem too and thermostat still no fixed yet!!!

Gazza4

cheers gazza4, will top it up in the morning,
so i wont need to replace the thermostat and it wont cause any other problems?

[GazVXLINE170]

Try and get it replaced, it really isn't healthy to have an 'overcooled' engine.

If you drive on frosty mornings you will notice it LOL

Also follow the manual as for the ideal level.

Gazza4

[moles-sri]

Try and get it replaced, it really isn't healthy to have an 'overcooled' engine.

If you drive on frosty mornings you will notice it LOL

Also follow the manual as for the ideal level.

Gazza4

bit of problem ther i have no manual? lol werent one in the car wen i bought it think previous owner sold it on ebay ha ha

[Big Dave]

The slightly low level is because the thermostat has jammed open and water is going through the radiator instead of circulating/returning to the reservior, hence low level, just top it up with a drop of water or coolant if you have some handy.

Huh? The cooling system is a closed circuit. Whether the thermostat is faulty or not, at some point it's going to be open, and as the radiator is full when coolant from the engine passes through it, the return feed from the radiator is going to pass the coolant back into the header tank/engine.

From what you're saying, if the thermostat were operating correctly, as soon as the engine got warm and the stat opened, the low level light would always come on.

[Big Dave]

bit of problem ther i have no manual? lol werent one in the car wen i bought it think previous owner sold it on ebay ha ha

Goto Vauxhall's website, sign up for "My Vauxhall" and download a free handbook in pdf format for your car.

[moles-sri]

Goto Vauxhall's website, sign up for "My Vauxhall" and download a free handbook in pdf format for your car.

cheers dave, ne ideas y the light is on then

[vectrac20tsri]

mines done it a few times just topped it up to the line then its fine not come on for months now i hope mine is ok

[Gsi3.2]

hey guys my coolent light came on tonight on the way home from work but the level seems fine what else could cause this light to come on?

simple answers first.....if the level is fine and the light is on, it's a faulty sender.....located in the bottle...replace either the sender or the complete header tank..

As big dave said.. sealed system.. operation of thermostat will have no effect on the level whatsoever..