Coolant

[Brett Dikeman]

On Dec 9, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> I have a 1986 Audi Quattro, type 44, every 3 months/2,000 km. I have
>> to fill in about 500 ml. of antifreeze into reservoir, the red
>> warning light with thermometer symbol blinks and makes a noise at
>> first, then just blinks and disappears.
>
> I thought the red light was a high temp warning?  And low coolant is
> just an amber warning?

I believe in the type 44 that the overheat switch and low coolant  
level switch are wired in parallel.

In fact, I know they are- yesterday evening the coolant alarm went  
off immediately after the car was started.   Level was a little low,  
and it switched off a minute or two later after expansion brought the  
level up.

Brett
PS:Everyone, please STOP cc'ing all the lists.  I don't know what  
possessed the original poster to CC the UrQ, 200q20v, and S-car  
lists, given this is purely a general problem with a type 44 vehicle :-)