water loss sensors?

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Uli

Guest

• May 11, 2005

• #1

After having spend the equivalent of 7.600 Pounds to have a head gasket plus
other damage to the TD5 diesel engine repaired, I definitely want to have an
extra sensor fitted that warns of coolant loss, overheating, etc.
Do you have any experience, advice?

By the way, the (fault less) temperature gauge did not show any overheating
as the damage occurred, so beware.

 

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fanie

Guest

• May 11, 2005

• #2

Hi Uli

I have just fitted a third party device which monitors engine temp, oil
press, water level and one optional sensor.

It was from hewitt industries. If you want you can contact me off group and
I can send you some details and pics. I am on steve at checkitsystems dot
com.

regards
stephen
"Uli" <uliatiafrica.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After having spend the equivalent of 7.600 Pounds to have a head gasket
> plus other damage to the TD5 diesel engine repaired, I definitely want to
> have an extra sensor fitted that warns of coolant loss, overheating, etc.
> Do you have any experience, advice?
>
> By the way, the (fault less) temperature gauge did not show any
> overheating as the damage occurred, so beware.
>

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• May 11, 2005

• #3

> After having spend the equivalent of 7.600 Pounds to have a head gasket
plus
> other damage to the TD5 diesel engine repaired, I definitely want to have
an
> extra sensor fitted that warns of coolant loss, overheating, etc.
> Do you have any experience, advice?
>
£7,600? You could have bought several recon engines for that price! I doubt
a new engine would have cost that much!

 

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Uli

Guest

• May 11, 2005

• #4

> £7,600? You could have bought several recon engines for that price! I
> doubt
> a new engine would have cost that much!
>
That's the quote (1.1 metre long) from LR Cape Town. Price 57.152.77 South
African Rand.
The price for the Short Engine alone is R43.925.46.

I was also speechless.

 

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Uli

Guest

• May 11, 2005

• #5

I really appreciated the info you have send me, Stephen.
Thank you.

"fanie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Uli
>
> I have just fitted a third party device which monitors engine temp, oil
> press, water level and one optional sensor.
>
> It was from hewitt industries. If you want you can contact me off group
> and I can send you some details and pics. I am on steve at checkitsystems
> dot com.
>
> regards
> stephen

 

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Greg_False

Guest

• May 12, 2005

• #6

Uli,

Subscribe to the ZA_LRO mailing list, and ask about the little black box
availability in Cape Town. I only know who fits it in Gauteng.

This is a much discussed subject.

The subscription site is >
http://oryooki.caloccia.net/mailman/listinfo/za-lro

Regards
Greg


"SimonJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> After having spend the equivalent of 7.600 Pounds to have a head gasket
> plus
>> other damage to the TD5 diesel engine repaired, I definitely want to have
> an
>> extra sensor fitted that warns of coolant loss, overheating, etc.
>> Do you have any experience, advice?
>>
> £7,600? You could have bought several recon engines for that price! I
> doubt
> a new engine would have cost that much!
>
>

 

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Karen Gallagher

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• May 12, 2005

• #7

"Uli" <uliatiafrica.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
After having spend the equivalent of 7.600 Pounds to have a head gasket plus
other damage to the TD5 diesel engine repaired, I definitely want to have an
extra sensor fitted that warns of coolant loss, overheating, etc.
Do you have any experience, advice?

By the way, the (fault less) temperature gauge did not show any overheating
as the damage occurred, so beware.



If you have anti-corrosives or anti freeze in your coolant, the best water
loss sensor is your nose - there is a distinct smell to leaking coolant with
additives. Also hot engines have their own smell - it's saved me a few times
when I wasn't keeping an eye on the guages constantly (who does??)

Karen

 

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fanie

Guest

• May 12, 2005

• #8

I must say that I have had two burst hoses and both times I never smelt a
thing. Usually my nose is pretty good.

If the water does not fall onto something hot and start steaming and making
all sorts of smells, then chances are you will be none the wiser until
forward motion ceases.

Regards
Stephen