"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
03/04/2015 at 08:13 • Filed to: None | 1 | 16 |
It's an E36.
I may or may not have been cautiously staring at my temp gauge the whole way to school, because German.
I guess should actually check that coolant level, huh?
Disclaimer: My water pump is leaking and we are going to be replacing it soon. I knew this was eventually going to happen.
jkm7680
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 08:13 | 11 |
If you were really living #Germancarlife, half of those pixels would be distorted to the point where you couldn't even read that message.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> jkm7680
03/04/2015 at 08:16 | 3 |
You have no idea how surprised I was that all the pixels on that and the gauge cluster worked perfectly. I'd honestly say it was a selling point.
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 08:17 | 0 |
Wait 8-hours before doing so. I can talk you through it then.
505Turbeaux
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 08:17 | 0 |
make sure the system is bled correctly first before you check the level. Jack that front end up in the air or go find a hill, crack the screw till it runs clear, then see what you are left with. Notorious on e34/36
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 08:23 | 1 |
If it were being very German, it would say, "CHECK COOLANT LEVEL NOW!"
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
03/04/2015 at 08:24 | 1 |
There's not that much room on the screen tho. I'm sure it would say now if it had the room.
DoYouEvenShift
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 08:56 | 0 |
Dont tell me what to do car! Your not the boss of me!
Nibby
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 09:01 | 1 |
Don't drive it until you fix the water pump.
Serious. A friend of mine with an E46 had a similar issue and her car started smoking.
mazda616
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 09:42 | 2 |
At least it is letting you know instead of just chilling until something overheats.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> mazda616
03/04/2015 at 09:47 | 0 |
This is very true.
mazda616
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 11:20 | 1 |
I appreciate most warning lights. Ever since my Old Beretta had a giant misfire and ended up running on 3 cylinders all the way home and still no check engine light.
finn's arm
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 12:53 | 0 |
I'm jealous. My '92 & '94 had/have perfectly working 18 button OBC's. The 11 button in my '99 isn't so lucky.
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> jkm7680
03/04/2015 at 14:12 | 1 |
Hey, my Audi does that!
Also, if you are living #Germancarlife, you've also bypassed the sensors so that they don't beep at you anymore.
I've done that with coolant level and brake wear.
jkm7680
> KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
03/04/2015 at 16:50 | 0 |
Haha, I apparently have the only B5 in existence with a working lcd display.
jkm7680
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 16:51 | 0 |
No joke man, haha.
If I sold my B5, I'd make sure to put "working LCD display" in the description.
wbizarre - OEM fetishist
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
03/04/2015 at 20:37 | 0 |
I've had that exact same message on mine for a few months. I checked coolant level - it was a tiny bit low, but surely not low enough to make the sensor freak out. Car doesn't run hot. Heater only works when I'm on the move. From reading forums I suspect air in the system, been meaning to flush it.