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[Webby the Bear]

Just the plug Steve, and yes, bridge both female terminals (at the plug) and tape secure

Cheers Roberto Di Bro-teo 

[Webby the Bear]

just replace the tank man, its a 10 min job.

lol i'm not bothered about swapping it over 

it's making the decision as to whether i want to keep the level sensor or not. 

[martin42]

keep it,it can be an engine saver,if you suddenly lose coolant you will know about it,instead of having a seized engine which will cost you a fair amount to sort out compared to £35 for a new coolant tank

[05omegav6]

just replace the tank man, its a 10 min job.

10 mins including buying the tank and lunch

[PhilRich]

This may be a solution Webby

http://www.carpartsconnexion.com/vauxhall/partdetail.asp?dp=177143&f=Vauxhall&m=OMEGA&y=2002&cat=0&p=12&

[Kevin Wood]

keep it,it can be an engine saver,if you suddenly lose coolant you will know about it,instead of having a seized engine which will cost you a fair amount to sort out compared to £35 for a new coolant tank

Indeed. A sudden leak of coolant could leave the temperature sensor without any flow past it, so before you know what's happened, the engine will be wrecked.

[biggriffin]

This may be a solution Webby

http://www.carpartsconnexion.com/vauxhall/partdetail.asp?dp=177143&f=Vauxhall&m=OMEGA&y=2002&cat=0&p=12&

blimey thats cheap, genuine is £40 inc.
 seem to me the bear is a bit nervous,of water.

[Broomies Mate]

Hmmmm.

Perhaps this is falling on ears who do not wish to hear, but I lift the bonnet on my car at least once a week to top-up washer fluid, run a rag around the bay etc.........  Who would HONESTLY pull over the very instant the MID said 'Check Coolant Level'?

I'd wager nobody who really knows their car would.

We would keep an eye on the temp gauge, have a look-out for steam and drive on until we reached our destination and THEN have a look...... wouldn't we?

[Webby the Bear]

Hmmmm.

Perhaps this is falling on ears who do not wish to hear, but I lift the bonnet on my car at least once a week to top-up washer fluid, run a rag around the bay etc.........  Who would HONESTLY pull over the very instant the MID said 'Check Coolant Level'?

I'd wager nobody who really knows their car would.

We would keep an eye on the temp gauge, have a look-out for steam and drive on until we reached our destination and THEN have a look...... wouldn't we?

I personally agree. 

[dbdb]

is it always the tank causing the low level warning?  On my last mig I kept getting it and recall ruling out the expansion tank sender and assumed there was another sender somewhere and an airlock.  It coincided with the heater being only luke warm.  Both both problems were alleviated simultaneously by a fairly savage descale.

[Lazydocker]

is it always the tank causing the low level warning?  On my last mig I kept getting it and recall ruling out the expansion tank sender and assumed there was another sender somewhere and an airlock.  It coincided with the heater being only luke warm.  Both both problems were alleviated simultaneously by a fairly savage descale.

Yep, sort of... It's the level sensor in the tank I think the result you had was down to the de-scale

Hmmmm.

Perhaps this is falling on ears who do not wish to hear, but I lift the bonnet on my car at least once a week to top-up washer fluid, run a rag around the bay etc.........  Who would HONESTLY pull over the very instant the MID said 'Check Coolant Level'?

I'd wager nobody who really knows their car would.

We would keep an eye on the temp gauge, have a look-out for steam and drive on until we reached our destination and THEN have a look...... wouldn't we?

I would for exactly the reason you state. Well, not instantly but ASAP I keep on top of my cars (generally) so would know that the warning coming up was for a reason

In fact, on my saloon I had this happen on the way down the A3 to go to a funeral... Pulled over and sure enough coolant was low due to a failed HBV. Managed to limp it to the funeral and the 160 miles home though, once I'd worked out what CC setting I needed to minimise the leak Probably saved the engine at the speed I was going

[dbdb]

is it always the tank causing the low level warning?  On my last mig I kept getting it and recall ruling out the expansion tank sender and assumed there was another sender somewhere and an airlock.  It coincided with the heater being only luke warm.  Both both problems were alleviated simultaneously by a fairly savage descale.

Yep, sort of... It's the level sensor in the tank I think the result you had was down to the de-scale

No I had already thoughly descaled the float in the tank, no difference.  First thing I did (and a lot easier than descaling the whole system).  Thats why I didn't think it was the expansion tank sorry float in the tank sorry sensor under the tank activated by float in the tank sorry switch in the sensor activated by float in the tank