Cheap coolant alarms psssffft ;(

cjj wrote: Please don't tell me that you screw the self tappers through the wall of the coolant tank???? :omg:

You all told me I didnt listen.. So its a massive :oops:

I hope this is not a B&G cool-alarm
Tommy

I fitted the B&G low coolant alarm. It's not the cheapest, but its easy to fit ( even by me, who is a " this looks complicated. Pass me the bigger hammer" mechanic)

It seems to be the recommended alarm.

LoLarm worth the money and no piercing the expansion tank, simple to fit


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I've got the B&G alarm too - it's not 'cheap' but then it's not 'nasty' either. Plus you get a new header tank (one you can see through) and a new cap. It looks the business and while it may not add value to your MG, it could help sell it.

Richard

I've got the B&G unit too, it's worth every cent of it's purchase price in piece of mind! It's a quality well engineered bit of kit.
I'll go so far as to say that: You would have to be insane not to have one!

Totally agree Cobber! A low level alarm is a must.
Recently our car split a coolant hose and emptied most of the coolant from the engine area within seconds. :pinch: The alarm meant the engine was switched off before serious damage occurred. :yesnod:
That meant a new hose and a couple of litres of coolant instead of minimum head gasket fail/ maximum cooked engine scenario. :omg:

I have just had a look and found out what low level device you had fitted (it really and truly is low level)

We now have a new law that states "Never drill holes in the header tank of an already under engineered overstretched cooling system, plus trying to get a mechanical seal between a self tapper and plastic that will most likely leak under pressure anyway"

This system can only create problems not solve them.

Well there will be an update re my LoLarm later today, as some will be aware I have a slight coolant leak that so far I have failed to find so I'm just living with it for now.

Well yesterday we did the Thames Bridges and Tunnels run with the MGCC, brilliant run al in all 300 mile round trip, I checked my coolant at every opportunity and relied on the LoLarm, got home at 03:30 this morning and was surprised when the alarm didn't even sound on the Speed bumps near home as it usually does !

So before going to bed I thought I would just test the alarm, pushed the float down..... Nothing ! Bloody thing didn't work

So today I will investigate why as I relied on that all last night, looks like I was very lucky.

Also can't work out why I loose coolant travelling 18miles to work but don't loose any on a 300 mile round trip !!!


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Ok latest update, been out to haver a quick look this morning.

Alarm defo not working, took the float out wiped it down as it had a bit of gunge on it and its working fine !

I tend to know its working due to the agressive speed bumps around me, so prob dont test it as often as I should. If I had tested it prior to the run as I should I would have sorted it

Theres a lesson there somewhere

Another thumbs up for the B&G here. :broon:

Plus one :broon: