Coolant level light.

[STI65]

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.

[GTiPilot]

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.

[STI65]

Whats a new bottle/resovoir worth?

[STI65]

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

[STI65]

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?

[noone]

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?

[STI65]

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.

[noone]

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.

[STI65]

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.

[STI65]

New radiator in. Hopefully no more problems.