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[Webby the Bear]

...get stanley-knife-happy and cut the wire that goes in to it from the bottom of the expansion tank and tape it up? Just arrived at my mum's to get this job done and to be honest it has only ever come on when it's been on the MAX  so more than happy to do away with it TBH.

Your thoughts 

[cem_devecioglu]

dont..

[Kevin Wood]

One day it may save your engine..

Better to get a new expansion tank, IMHO.

[Webby the Bear]

Ok fair enough. i have a spare but just fancied gettin rid of the level sensor.

ok, if i swap over tanks is there a non messy way of swapping it over? i'm just going to undo it all and bung ends as best i can

[Lazydocker]

Ok fair enough. i have a spare but just fancied gettin rid of the level sensor.

ok, if i swap over tanks is there a non messy way of swapping it over? i'm just going to undo it all and bung ends as best i can

That's how we did it in the middle of a field in Newent (Bob Dent's old car, now residing with Jimbob & Ljay)

Unfortunately we mad the mistake of doing it when the engine was still a touch warmer than we thought

[Webby the Bear]

Ok fair enough. i have a spare but just fancied gettin rid of the level sensor.

ok, if i swap over tanks is there a non messy way of swapping it over? i'm just going to undo it all and bung ends as best i can

That's how we did it in the middle of a field in Newent (Bob Dent's old car, now residing with Jimbob & Ljay)

Unfortunately we mad the mistake of doing it when the engine was still a touch warmer than we thought

  they bang it to us in school to let it cool down first before opening the coolant

[Webby the Bear]

ps thanks all for the info 

[tunnie]

New coolant bottles do wonders for look of engine bay too!

[Webby the Bear]

New coolant bottles do wonders for look of engine bay too!

that's actually the reason i'm resisting putting ralfs in.... its not the best looking tank 

[05omegav6]

Would it be churlish to suggest unplugging it?

[Webby the Bear]

Would it be churlish to suggest unplugging it?

good point. not sure 

[Jimbob]

Just unplug it and bridge the contacts with a paper clip. Job done.

[Webby the Bear]

Just unplug it and bridge the contacts with a paper clip. Job done.

Thanks JB. Do I do it for both plug and connector?

And sorry for being stupid  but do i just bend paperclip to touch each contact and the tape it up so it dont fall out?

[RobG]

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

[ffcgary1]

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