3/24/2024 0 Comments Low coolant light flashing![]() ![]() I found the fuel filter and it looks original. (Previous services having been done by the Main Dealer). As I've mentioned elsewhere, the car is now just coming up on 4 years old so I'll now be looking after her myself from here on in and I will shortly be doing my first service on her - oil and inspection so I'm just going to go over her from back to front, cleaning up and lubing brakes and other wee "extras" that the MD doesn't do. The fuel filter is another that's troubling me. Why do these "smart Alec" modern design engineers think it's a good idea to replace a system which has worked so well for so many years? Ah well, at least I've got a water temp gauge, The earlier versions didn't even have that! I don't like that it, and the other warning lights on that central display, are not included in the start up display check, and I don't like not having a light to reassure me every time I start up or do an oil change. I still don't like the idea of it being on a timed basis. So thanks very much indeed for explaining how this oil pressure warning system works - I feel just a little more reassured now. I've never seen it displayed, even whilst the other lights are doing their "self check" function. I'm thinking of fitting an oil pressure gauge and, maybe a turbo boost gauge so I can monitor when boost starts to kick in and moderate my throttle application when I'm trying to drive economically.Ĭlick to expand.I discovered, when I first read through the manual, that there is a "hidden" oil can symbol in the wee central display between the two main dials. I presume that if oil pressure falls something will light up on the dash to warn me but I don't like the thought that I don't have a light I can watch go out when i start the engine or after doing an oil change to reassure me the oil pressure is present. You can also monitor oil temp in this way which I find very useful - but I don't have a traditional oil pressure light. My 2016 Ibiza ST does have a coolant temp gauge and you can even bring this temp reading up on the centre screen between the dials - which I rather like. Some way to monitor "real time" coolant temperature (water temp guage) and oil pressure (at the very least a traditional oil light) are basic essentials in my view. I would not be starting the engine till I'd at least checked coolant level and looked for the reason why. If you continue to run the car with this symptom a blown head gasket is very likely to result and there is a substantial risk of even more serious engine damage. ![]() When the coolant level drops it often allows an airlock to form in the heater circuit which stops hot water being able to circulate through the heater matrix and so you get no hot air from the heater. ![]()
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