What's people's experiences with these please

towsey956 · Jul 24, 2018

Hi all

I'm after 2 things for my disco and just wondered if you can help please

1) where can I find the copper washer for the engine coolant drain plug that's near the dipstick tube/exhaust on a 300 tdi, I've been round my local places and can't get one that's just rite, or even a known definite size or part number will do???

2) I want to fit a coolant level sensor to the same engine (prc7925) and I'm just wondering about people's experiences with the non genuine ones, are any particularly good or bad, and wots the latest and easiest way of making the wiring up, are they still made the opposite way to normal so they cut the signal when coolant is low???

Many thanks

Towsey

neilly · Jul 24, 2018

https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/300tdi-jet-adaptors-11107-c.asp

Have a look here @gstuart recommends them and is useful site.

or the new lrcat one is worth a shufti.

Cheers

gstuart · Jul 24, 2018

neilly said:
https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/300tdi-jet-adaptors-11107-c.asp

Have a look here @gstuart recommends them and is useful site.

or the new lrcat one is worth a shufti.

Cheers

Hi mate

Indeed a great site and a lot of the D3 forum members also use them, extremely help

towsey956 · Jul 24, 2018

Thanks for that...I didn't think the copper washer would be £2.28 tho plus postage

All I can find for the second site is vehicle sales?

Cheers

Towsey

gstuart · Jul 24, 2018

Try this

http://new.lrcat.com/#!/1232

gstuart · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 said:
Thanks for that...I didn't think the copper washer would be £2.28 tho plus postage

All I can find for the second site is vehicle sales?

Cheers

Towsey

I normally just buy a set of them from eBay , think there around £8 , always handy then to have some spare for other jobs

https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/copper-washers

towsey956 · Jul 24, 2018

Thanks for the links and I found the part but it's all in Russian or some Eastern European lingo, even if I just go on the site all the purchasing pages etc are in foreign. I'm happy to buy them from eBay but I just wanted a size, I went round all my local places yesterday but they were all wrong so I was wondering if they were a random size but when I measure them I think that m12x18mm will be rite but I've only got a broken drain plug to go off.

Has anyone any experience with the coolant level sensors please???

Cheers

Towsey

norseman · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 said:
Thanks for the links and I found the part but it's all in Russian or some Eastern European lingo

+ 1 & cliking on the symbol does nothing.

Flossie · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 said:
Thanks for the links and I found the part but it's all in Russian or some Eastern European lingo, even if I just go on the site all the purchasing pages etc are in foreign. I'm happy to buy them from eBay but I just wanted a size, I went round all my local places yesterday but they were all wrong so I was wondering if they were a random size but when I measure them I think that m12x18mm will be rite but I've only got a broken drain plug to go off.

Has anyone any experience with the coolant level sensors please???

Cheers

Towsey

Quick look on eBay £1.85 for two free postage at your sizes M12/18mm.

neilly · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 said:
Thanks for that...I didn't think the copper washer would be £2.28 tho plus postage

All I can find for the second site is vehicle sales?

Cheers

Towsey

towsey956 said:
Thanks for the links and I found the part but it's all in Russian or some Eastern European lingo, even if I just go on the site all the purchasing pages etc are in foreign.

norseman said:
+ 1 & cliking on the symbol does nothing.

Works for me , gets me the same part number.

http://new.lrcat.com/#!/1231/29584/30331/2325/30589

Cheers

Goc3k · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 said:
Has anyone any experience with the coolant level sensors please???

There's a few options, just google or forum search "300tdi low coolant system" or similar and you'll get a good array of results, some expensive off the shelf kits, how to wire the RRC sender yourself, and other options. E.g https://www.landroverexpedition.com/technical/300tdi-low-coolant-alarm/

I went for the low coolant in the reservoir sender style homebrew system on mine, as you can get 160celsius capable stainless switch floats off ebay for less than a tenner + horribly bright LEDs for £5-15 quid - which I "deliberately" tested a week later by leaving a jubilee partly undone after unrelated repairs

... works a treat. Still functioning well a year later

unseen in the photo, i dremelled out a 10mm hole in the visible rib after discovering it holds water on the float side, should have fitted it the other side really but hey ho.

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 24, 2018

Landrover Low Water Level Warning PCBA.jpg

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 24, 2018

towsey956 · Jul 25, 2018

Thanks very much for all this info, it's much appreciated!

I've already ordered some M12x18 copper washers because I thought they would be near enough and if they don't go over the threads of my good plug il just increase the ID of them. I can find the part and number on that site but when I follow it through to the purchasing page it's all in foreign including the price, but thanks for the link anyway

I've seen this thread about the coolant level sensor before, in fact it's the one that made me want one, but I've also seen others where people have just used a NC relay (or am I being dumb and it's a NO relay). I was wondering if these circuits are successful and if not why not? Also I was just wondering if out of the available sensors people have found certain ones from certain suppliers are better than others???

Thanks again

Towsey

towsey956 · Jul 25, 2018

Any body please

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 25, 2018

use the rangie sensor and build the circuitry.

is your car auto or manual?

neilly · Jul 25, 2018

towsey956 said:
I can find the part and number on that site but when I follow it through to the purchasing page it's all in foreign including the price, but thanks for the link anyway

You do not buy from them, you gets the number and giggles it. Simple enuff init?

Cheers

towsey956 · Jul 25, 2018

Thanks, It's manual

I was hoping to wire up to an unused bulb in the clocks (prob the auto temp light if that's why your asking) and also the key in ignition bonger cos I've disconnected it, but I'd just like to use a relay like others have if poss, but I don't know how successful those circuits have been compared to the more technical ones

Cheers

Towsey

towsey956 · Jul 25, 2018

Thanks neilly

That's Wats been done

Towsey

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 25, 2018

towsey956 said:
Thanks, It's manual

I was hoping to wire up to an unused bulb in the clocks (prob the auto temp light if that's why your asking) and also the key in ignition bonger cos I've disconnected it, but I'd just like to use a relay like others have if poss, but I don't know how successful those circuits have been compared to the more technical ones

Cheers

Towsey

i used the Auto temp light (plug in ns engine bay behind headlight).

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