Does the coolant level sensor on top of the radiator just screw out?
My coolant idiot light started beeping the other day (after I topped off my radiator and burped it following some problems) and while I was checking the coolant sensor I noticed it seems to be able to turn indefinitely in either direction. Later on I realized that it was cracked and shooting off steam. The (non-existent) wire on it was also sheared off lol.
So, I plan on getting a new one and I'm not entirely sure how to pull it haha. The manuals don't really say specifically how either and I wasn't sure if the sensor was even more broken than I thought and unscrewable (or if it was just normally like that). I sound like an idiot haha.
Fortunately the coolant light/beeper will die off eventually (especially if I make a hard left) so it's only slightly annoying. Oh yeah, the cap on my resevoir tank is also cracked so I need to replace that as well.
Both the resevoir tank and coolant sensor goes for nearly 50$ each from mazdatrix which seems a lot more than they should be, is there anywhere else I can find them cheaper? Or perhaps just a replacement cap for the tank instead of the whole thing? Please tell me I don't need any special tools to remove the coolant sensor hehe. Thanks guys.

 

ya the wire connected to the top if its disconnected the add coolant light comes on... I had the same problem but then i soldered it back on

 

Hehe it's been missing since I've had the car. Never had any problems with the light coming on or the radiator until recently so I didn't bother. For a while I wasn't even sure if there was supposed to be a wire but I looked closely and there was a stringy bronzed discoloration on the sensor. So yeah, I don't have a wire to solder on it haha.

 

It just screws off!