Possible cheap coolant level sensor replacement?
04-15-2016, 08:42 PM
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Karl - I am not sure it is that easy. The washer would have to be a special with a recess or the electrical connection would not protrude out the top of the cap enough.
OD under the lip is 19mm.
OD under the lip is 19mm.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
04-15-2016, 08:50 PM
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That 'replacement' is an outright misrepresentation. The only correct claim is that it's a level sensor .. the rest is BS.
I'll bet there are many others out there that are similar, and probably some that are a closer fit and function.
I'll bet there are many others out there that are similar, and probably some that are a closer fit and function.
04-16-2016, 11:51 AM
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The sealing washer has never been available as a separate parts as far as I know.
However I have used the washer for the windshield washer fluid tank level sensor with success.
It is 928 628 737 00 but comes as a flat disc and you have to cut out the hole in the middle - go figure!!!
However I have used the washer for the windshield washer fluid tank level sensor with success.
It is 928 628 737 00 but comes as a flat disc and you have to cut out the hole in the middle - go figure!!!
04-16-2016, 07:39 PM
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Why don't we simply make a plastic adapter ring that fits the new sender and the top of the tank? It could actually be made out of the top ring of the original failed sender; or out of some new plastic round bar stock.
04-17-2016, 02:07 AM
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04-17-2016, 12:07 PM
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OK, I will do it. I'll order one of these replacements shortly. Then I have a couple of questions, because I haven't even yet looked at any of them on my cars.
Why are there two male wire connectors on the replacement and only one on the factory one shown? Are there actually two sets of threads in the original cap? It looks like large female threads to put the cap on the neck of the coolant tank, but also some male threads kind of recessed on the top of the cap.
What about the two little "hook-like" clips at the top (or is that the bottom) of the replacement? What are they for?
Guy says it worked great a couple of years ago--so, what's up with that?
What's the difference between the $18 one and the $20 one in the link?
Why are there two male wire connectors on the replacement and only one on the factory one shown? Are there actually two sets of threads in the original cap? It looks like large female threads to put the cap on the neck of the coolant tank, but also some male threads kind of recessed on the top of the cap.
What about the two little "hook-like" clips at the top (or is that the bottom) of the replacement? What are they for?
Guy says it worked great a couple of years ago--so, what's up with that?
What's the difference between the $18 one and the $20 one in the link?
Last edited by Jerry Feather; 04-17-2016 at 12:41 PM.
04-17-2016, 01:16 PM
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OK, I will do it. I'll order one of these replacements shortly. Then I have a couple of questions, because I haven't even yet looked at any of them on my cars.
Why are there two male wire connectors on the replacement and only one on the factory one shown? Are there actually two sets of threads in the original cap? It looks like large female threads to put the cap on the neck of the coolant tank, but also some male threads kind of recessed on the top of the cap.
What about the two little "hook-like" clips at the top (or is that the bottom) of the replacement? What are they for?
Guy says it worked great a couple of years ago--so, what's up with that?
What's the difference between the $18 one and the $20 one in the link?
Why are there two male wire connectors on the replacement and only one on the factory one shown? Are there actually two sets of threads in the original cap? It looks like large female threads to put the cap on the neck of the coolant tank, but also some male threads kind of recessed on the top of the cap.
What about the two little "hook-like" clips at the top (or is that the bottom) of the replacement? What are they for?
Guy says it worked great a couple of years ago--so, what's up with that?
What's the difference between the $18 one and the $20 one in the link?
04-17-2016, 11:48 PM
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04-18-2016, 10:59 AM
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OK, Mj. The Coolant tank is still in the 928 tub that I am going to start the Radical Custom work on so I'll take it out and remove the sensor/sender and then I'll better know what we have to work with.
