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Jay 535i
12-18-2006, 07:09 PM
Title says it all. Any ideas? Is this typcically what happens when the sensor fails?

Blitzkrieg Bob
12-18-2006, 07:11 PM
or the sensor has rotated out of position to give false readings.

there's not much to wear out on these sensors.

Robin-535im
12-18-2006, 07:42 PM
Title says it all. Any ideas? Is this typcically what happens when the sensor fails?
I've had a sensor "fail" on the inside... not just the external connections but it gave a false reading (i.e., chime + warning when the fluid was full). IIRC you could rebuild them but it was a fairly cheap part so I just replaced it.

schnell944
12-18-2006, 07:59 PM
same happened to me, the sensor might not be seated in the bottle properly. pull it out and put back in before buying anything.

shogun
12-18-2006, 08:02 PM
And I had a broken cable near the connector to the sensor. These cables are so thin, maybe the are used in mini toy car equipment.
So first pull the connector, bridge it with a paper clip. If the signal is gone, the wires up to there are o.k.
Then continue the search.

Jay 535i
12-19-2006, 01:15 PM
Thanks!

Qube
12-19-2006, 04:23 PM
What's with the sudden influx of washer related posts? :)

If you end up doing any work like replacing the pump, let me know where you source it :)