Coolant Level Low - New Coolant Tank and Sensor

**partsforvolvos.com** · Monday 21st July 2014, 09:56

i'll send you a new sensor steve.
haven't had any issues with them before but you never know.

**Sharkey R** · Monday 21st July 2014, 12:25

Originally Posted by partsforvolvos.com

i'll send you a new sensor steve.
haven't had any issues with them before but you never know.

Thank you Jamie. I shall keep you posted. If the new sensor doesn't work then I'll try a genuine tank and sensor. It might be that my car is being mega fussy lol.

**partsforvolvos.com** · Monday 21st July 2014, 13:09

shouldn't be, the required part numbers are no different.

**stribo** · Monday 21st July 2014, 13:25

Originally Posted by Sharkey R

Thank you Jamie. I shall keep you posted. If the new sensor doesn't work then I'll try a genuine tank and sensor. It might be that my car is being mega fussy lol.

If the worse comes to the worst we could always try your original tank back on the car.

**Sharkey R** · Monday 21st July 2014, 17:52

Ok cool. Thanks guys.

**LeeT5** · Wednesday 23rd July 2014, 09:05

For what it's worth, I bought a genuine tank and sensor and I never had any problems.
It's also been modified (super seeded). The new tank supports the P/S reservoir, as did the old one. However, it supports it slightly higher up so that the P/S reservoir no longer fouls the ECU cover.

**Sharkey R** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 12:56

Just a quick update, after trying two aftermarket tanks and two aftermarket sensors Jamie at PFV was kind enough to source me a genuine coolant tank and sensor and what do you know, it's fixed! I officially have the fussiest car in the world. It didn't like LED sidelights and it appears it doesn't like aftermarket coolant tanks and sensors.

I'd like to say a massive thank you to Jamie for helping me solve this issue and being only too willing to send out replacements to try. Big thumbs up to Partsforvolvo

**stribo** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 13:28

So your car's a big girl, just like its owner.

**Sharkey R** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 13:31

Originally Posted by stribo

So your car's a big girl, just like its owner.

**V70 Graham** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 13:50

Originally Posted by stribo

So your car's a big girl, just like its owner.

Originally Posted by Sharkey R

He is right though !

**Sharkey R** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 17:49

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

He is right though !

**stribo** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 17:59

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

He is right though !

Originally Posted by Sharkey R

He's right that I'm right.

**Sharkey R** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 19:00

Originally Posted by stribo

He's right that I'm right.

Oh shut up the pair of you! Bunch of tarts!

**Santa** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 19:38

Firstly apologies, only just seen this. Sounds like the sensors on the after market may have been "backwards" to the original. Giving resistance when full rather than empty. Suppose a multi meter would have figured that out?

**Sharkey R** · Saturday 2nd August 2014, 21:58

When it comes to electrics I'm useless. When Steve tested the circuit it gave us the opinion the sensor was not working. That was original sensor on an aftermarket tank, then we tried a new sensor then another new bottle then another new sensor. Finally tried genuine tank and sensor and voila! So I reckon I just have a fussy car. They can't all be faulty tanks and sensors! Lol