D3 low coolant warning

[wayneg]

I am on holiday in the UK and have been loaned a 2006 D3 2.7 diesel for the trip.
The car has a warning on the dash at start, low coolant however it is not low and after 600 miles is not loosing coolant. I suspect the sender so was going to buy one and fit as a Thank you to the cars owner.
I have read conflicting things, sender is part of the tank, but I can find the sender for 6 pounds on e-bay on its own?
Is this just a quick swap over of the sender. I have access to limited tools and dont want any dramas. Is this a 5 min job?

[CaverD3]

Known issue.
Ball in the sensor becomes porous and sinks.
New coolant tank is the fix.

[the_preacher1973]

Known issue.
Ball in the sensor becomes porous and sinks.
New coolant tank is the fix.

Yep. Just replaced mine a couple of months ago.

It might just be the sensor, but I found it quicker and easier to just replace the whole bottle.

[wayneg]

Is there a reason its hard to change the sender or is it just that it is a part Land Rover wont sell on its own?

[CaverD3]

Sender is not the issue. It is the float in the tank that fails. It is part of the tank.
It could be the sender but unlikely.

[sniegy]

Replace Tank Assembly, Quite an easy fix, couple of 10mm bolts & few hoses, top up with coolant and away.

Cheers

[cjc_td5]

Hi Gentlemen.
From this discussion am I to assume that the D3 and D4 comes standard with a low coolant alarm?

I am upgrading from a D2 in which I have a TM2 low coolant alarm. If the D4 already has an alarm I'll leave it in the D2 rather than pull it out to transfer across.

Cheers,

[sheerluck]

Hi Gentlemen.
From this discussion am I to assume that the D3 and D4 comes standard with a low coolant alarm?

I am upgrading from a D2 in which I have a TM2 low coolant alarm. If the D4 already has an alarm I'll leave it in the D2 rather than pull it out to transfer across.

Cheers,

Certainly does.