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[philip600]

Hi, Just replaced the coolant bottle on my S4s as the original had sprung a leak ( the one located in the rear right of engine compartment )
Ordered a new one from my local motor factors. I found from searching on here the Item is off a Peugeot 205 but no part number was listed. With a bit of checking the correct part number is 1303 53.
Hopefully this will be usefull to someone.
FYI, I was going to buy a second hand one off ebay but they were listed at anywhere between £24.00 & £ 28.00 with postage. New part was less then £40.00 so decided it was worth the bit extra.
Also found my low coolant level switch was stuck so it would not have warned me if level was low, I stripped it apart, cleaned it & all now works fine.
Phil.

[gasmangt3]

Thanks Phil,
Thats a useful bit of info, I knew it was off a 205 but nice to have the number. Good shout buying a new one, you would have probably wasted an hour cleaning a second hand one up.

The level switch is a known problem the little ball inside gets stuck with sludge. I take mine out and clean it every six months or so.

[lotus4s]

Thanks for posting the part #. Do you by any chance have the part # for the level sensor?

[philip600]

Thanks for posting the part #. Do you by any chance have the part # for the level sensor?

Hi Jim, I've asked my mate at the motor factors for the part number of the level switch, shouldn't be a problem, hopefully I'll know by tomorrow.
Regards, Phil.

Thanks Phil,
Thats a useful bit of info, I knew it was off a 205 but nice to have the number. Good shout buying a new one, you would have probably wasted an hour cleaning a second hand one up.

The level switch is a known problem the little ball inside gets stuck with sludge. I take mine out and clean it every six months or so.

Hi Adrian, the one in mine is like a tube that slides up & down past the switch. It was siezed solid but all working now. I had to cut the end off to get it out though & glue it back on once is was clean, it didn't look like it was designed to be taken apart & put back together unless the cap was also seized on. Working now anyway.
The cost of the bottles listed on ebay meant it wasn't worth buying second hand, plus I figured the second hand ones would probably be as old as mine seeing as the 205 has been out of production for some time now.
Cheers, Phil.

Edited by philip600, 11 June 2012 - 03:57 PM.

[philip600]

Hi Jim,
The number of the level sensor to fit the bottle is 1306 24.
Hope this helps.
Phil.

[lotus4s]

Thanks Phil, really appreciate the info!