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Coolant level light on & off. Bubble in water tank when rev.

Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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Coolant level light on & off. Bubble in water tank when rev.

My coolant level alert light is on for 2 days now. its on and off. i went to flush the car for 3 times in 2 days. and i found its the same. still on. when i bring it to mechanic and they say the bubble from the tank when rev is not normal. but some tell me that the bubble is normal. just the air from the bubble tank or boiling? when the cap is open.

my temperature meter is normal. no over heat. well? anyone can help me? definitely not coolant too thick or too thin. i tried them all.

can someone show me a photo of where the water tank sencor is?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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just reseted my car. and the light indicator still there.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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help~!
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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what is the physical level in the overflow tank? halway 2/3rds 3/4? all the way to the cap?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
what is the physical level in the overflow tank? halway 2/3rds 3/4? all the way to the cap?
zoom44, u mean when the cap in opened? physical level means where the water reached? and with engine on or off?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Where is the coolant sencor?

anyone can show me a photo where it loacted? and how to get to it?

does our car have a bleeding nipple for the water tank?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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merging this thread with your other one
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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yeah the white bucket- take off the cap and tell us how high the fluid is
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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without starting the car. level is normal, checked no leak.

with the car starts, it goes up to the cap level. not more.

but we notice got small bubbles. normal? but the small bubbles only occurs when i rev the car.

if its on. just normal boiling. not that serious.

when we turn off the car water pour out.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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you got air inside you cooling system, you need to bleed it.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Winning 8
you got air inside you cooling system, you need to bleed it.
Problem solved. the air bubble is normal. before that the water was not clean thats why many bubble. small bubble is ok.

the problem is the sencor. it was dirty and water or coolant dirty it when i flush it. its under the water tank. took it off clean it and wala~ its ok.


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