coolant warning light

[Ben_GTI]

A trick I learned with mine.... if the coolant light comes on just after start-up, turn the car off, wait 5 seconds, turn it back on.... problem gone. Magically more coolant appears in the reservoir. God only knows where the coolant goes but it must get locked up somewhere or get an air bubble.... stuffed if I know but it comes back

If the light comes on when you're driving this is a different issue.

[danish]

I've had coolant radiator problems for the past 6 months.

First the coolant light on... Then a couple months later on again.... Then once per week. Bought a new radiator now and will swap at next service.

Now the bloody radiator fan doesn't work (fuse is ok) so the car starts to overheat (never to the red) after an hour in traffic.

Stupid bloody cooling system

[PeterHBne]

A trick I learned with mine.... if the coolant light comes on just after start-up, turn the car off, wait 5 seconds, turn it back on.... problem gone. Magically more coolant appears in the reservoir. God only knows where the coolant goes but it must get locked up somewhere or get an air bubble.... stuffed if I know but it comes back

If the light comes on when you're driving this is a different issue.

Yeah when I opened the reservoir it pssssshhhheeed and this raised the level slightly to just on minimum. Seemed like a small airlock.