Coolant level light.

Thanks for the help guys. I am not the most mechanically minded person. It has to be serviced this week so my mechanic can have a look.

Hi everyone,

Mine does the same, however, when cold and before startup on flat ground the level is at the full/max line and no where near the empty line. Sometimes I can go for weeks without it coming on and sometimes it happens every trip. If you turn the car off and on again its not there anymore. Every time I drive (ambient temps between 10-40 degrees C) it always comes up to 90 degrees on the temp gauge.

I think it is a faulty sensor which unfortunately is fixed inside the bottle and so needs to have the whole bottle replaced.

Whats a new bottle/resovoir worth?

Mechanic said its a leaking radiator. Thankfully it is a very slow leak. What is a new one worth installed?

I have been quoted over $900 by my mechanic to replace my radiator on my Polo GTI. VW quoted over $800, Red Devil have quoted between $600-$650 and Natrad say $545. However I don't know if Red Devil and Natrad will use genuine VW parts. Instead of calling VW for a quote on a radiator they looked it up in their catalogue and I am pretty sure they thought it was the same radiator used in the 1.4 and 1.6L Polos. Are they the same radiators and can you guys recommend me anyone reasonably priced?

I remember seeing the cores for a few hundred, bit of work involved. Given the price tag, i would look at trying to seal the leak whilst on the vehicle. Have you been shown the leak?

No I haven't to be honest. I didn't even know you could seal a leak. I thought you had to replace the radiator.

If its the common one (radiator end plastic bit), then its probably not easy to do. There are products that you can add to the coolant, but that might be a bad idea, not sure sorry.

If the light comes on less than once a month, it might be easier to keep a bit in the boot and check it when you check your oil / tyres.

I do keep spare coolant with me but I am the type of guy who has to fix something if it is broken otherwise it stays on my mind.

New radiator in. Hopefully no more problems.