Sorry to post yet another question but I have to be somewhere tomorrow morning. I finally got the car running after a week of deflooding and don't want to blow the engine or whatever.

The only thing wrong (seems to be running very sweet) is that the Engine Coolant Light is on. I have checked the level so presume it is a sensor malfunction or something.

Anyway two questions:

1) is it safe to drive for about 50 miles tomorrow

2) can anyone give pointers to checking this out - I have done a search here and cannot see anything. I am desperate to get back to my life and stop working on the car

Thanks in advance and apologies for posting a new thread but I need this sorted within 12 hours.

Aloha
Steve

 

yes you are fine, as long as you checked your coolant level, and its topped off correctly...the sensor is most likely gone, so dont worry about it.

 

^ yep, just dont forget to keep checking the level every so often if you dont get it replaced.

 

as most would say, check it everytime you fill up your gas tank. you can unplug the sensor if the light gets annoying.

 

I cannot say THANK YOU loud enough. will take her out for a run in the morning ans see if the new coils have killed off the birds chirping!!!

Night all.

 

sweet dreams

 

nighty night, dont let the bed bugs bite.

 

Thank you for kind night night wishes. Hope you are both warmly wrapped up and snoring!

I had a quick look but is that the sensor on the side of the "bottle". I will certainly want to replace it.

Anyone done this - is it easy?

TIA

Steve

 

OK now for the dumb questions - presume it is the sensor but where is it - is it on the outside of reservoir and how does it work.... and where do I get a new one and how do I test it oh and what does the search button do................ To tired to worry about getting flamed and too poor. Just bought BHR ignition kit... am I mad?

 

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/coolant-bottle-greatest-secrets-revealed-182793/

all you need to know ^^

i thought we fixed you? why are you still using 2?

 

Allow me to save you half an hour of reading posts and studying photos; this is all you need to do:

1) You have to purchase a new coolant tank, which has the sensor built in. (You can't buy just the sensor.) The coolant sensor in earlier RX-8s tended to fail. The revised tank contains an upgraded sensor.

2) Go here and order this part: http://parts.arlingtonmazda.com/prod...2d351G%29.html

3) Ask for Tommy.

 

booooooo.... boooooooo..... ^^^^^

 

I have been fixed (checks underpants) but I think I will carry on with 2 as that has all my (many) current worries (and subscribe emails work on this one - forwarded through a mail intermediary).

Thanks for sorting it though allowed me to try to edit something.

 

i can "merge" the 2 accounts and have everything fold into this one then we could drop the two too if you wanted

 

Not sure I agree with that. I am hemorrhaging money on this car and really do not want to have to pay another $107 plus horrendous shipping to the remote village of Maui when all I had to do is unplug the f*****g sensor (as advised in the thread mentioned above!). Not what I would really call a solution but stuff it enough already for the moment.

I must now look at taking the bottle off and will then give it a good clean out and see if that helps.

I have just paid about $150 for coils and cables, $120 for plugs, have now paid Charles $500 for sooper dooper coils and cable (anyone want some slightly used coils and cable) and am about to spend $110 on a compression test.

Also $25 for cabin air filter, $45 for air filter (that is a strange one to fit), $450 for new tires (cheap or what), $450 to get the roof resprayed (brutal sun here) and the dang car only cost $9,300 in JANUARY for goodness sake.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I SAY!!!

OK rant mode off. Now going to make love to the bank manager so I can afford to keep this car running

 

Oh that would be lovely, if it is easy to do. Having the 2 really ain't a problem but it might be tidier. But please keep the email from 2 - I think that is what caused probs with 1 - I was trying to change the email to get the subscription emails. Your call oh super moderator.