Hi Guys

This is my first post since introducing myself a while ago which aint a bad thing (means I haven't had any problems!). Anyway had a slight issue this morning. Went out to scrape the ice off, fired up the engine to run whilst de-icing and was pretty much instantly greeted by 3 beeps and the display saying STOP and check coolant. So I turned it off, popped the bonnett and checked the coolant. It was fine, bright pink and at the 'max' line. Started it up again and the same thing happened so I double checked it all and this time removed and put back the sensor on the top/side of the expansion tank. Started up for a third time and this time all was ok.

What I'd like to know is if this is something that has happened to others and/or is it something I should have checked out?

Any ideas gratefully received.

Thanks

Well covered hundreds of times on here.

The prongs in the coolant bottle have scaled up so are no longer conductive, new header tank is less that 20 inc vat and a bottle of coolant, sorted.

Well covered hundreds of times on here.

The prongs in the coolant bottle have scaled up so are no longer conductive, new header tank is less that 20 inc vat and a bottle of coolant, sorted.

Thanks for that Tech1e, hoped it would be something as simple as that!

Cheers for the very quick response too. I'm impressed!

The prongs in the coolant bottle have scaled up so are no longer conductive, new header tank is less that 20 inc vat and a bottle of coolant, sorted.

Or, slightly cheaper and much less hassle, take a small, long-handled, flat-blade screwdriver, insert it through the lid of the header tank and scrape the prongs yourself. I had to do mine a few years ago and haven't had any problems since then.

Or, slightly cheaper and much less hassle, take a small, long-handled, flat-blade screwdriver, insert it through the lid of the header tank and scrape the prongs yourself. I had to do mine a few years ago and haven't had any problems since then.

Cheers for that too will. Definately give that a go. Hopefully that'll work for me too, will let you know!

Or, slightly cheaper and much less hassle, take a small, long-handled, flat-blade screwdriver, insert it through the lid of the header tank and scrape the prongs yourself. I had to do mine a few years ago and haven't had any problems since then.

I've just given the prongs in my header tank a scrape with a screwdriver, hopefully it will cure the spurious low coolant warning I've been experiencing the last couple of days, cheers

And it appears to have cured it

And it appears to have cured it

Excellent. Pleased to hear it.

Mine is also doing the same.

Tempted to let Skoda sort it out as I have 6 months warranty left. What do you reckon?

Mine is also doing the same. Tempted to let Skoda sort it out as I have 6 months warranty left. What do you reckon?

Might as well, I suppose. Tell them you want to keep the old bottle, give it a scrub, and save it for when the new one dies! It seems to be a pretty common, periodic fault.

Might as well, I suppose. Tell them you want to keep the old bottle, give it a scrub, and save it for when the new one dies! It seems to be a pretty common, periodic fault.

If its under warranty the parts have to be returned.

You can scrape off the prongs if you can get to them, you can't on all of the bottles.

doubt it would be covered under warranty as it's not a mechanical failure but a wear and tear issue

ah brilliant mines doing this too